Decarbonizing the world's
electricity supply,... would deliver a little
less than half the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions necessary by 2035 to limit the eventual increase in global temperatures to two degrees Celsius,... The carbon intensity of
electricity has increased by 6 %
since 1990, largely due to growing
use of coal for power generation in emerging economies, it said.
As generation from gas and to a
lesser extent renewables has increased
electricity consumption in the US has remained flat
since 2005, due to the American economy becoming more efficient in its energy
use.