Bad news - Climate Change only getting worse

Senator · Nov 13, 2018

https://www.iea.org/weo2018/

By the numbers: Under the "new policies" scenario through 2040, the report projects that . . .

Total global energy demand rises by over one-fourth — with electricity demand specifically rising 60% — despite gains in energy efficiency. Demand growth is driven by rising incomes, urbanization and population growth in developing countries.

Renewable electricity grows to 40% of the global power mix, largely driven by solar and wind. Coal's share, meanwhile, declines to roughly a fourth.

But the whole energy pie has grown, so total consumption of coal, the most carbon-emitting fossil fuel, remains roughly flat, with "declines in China, Europe and North America offset by rises in India and Southeast Asia."

Oil demand rises slightly, driven by developing nations, to 106 million barrels per day despite the growth of electric vehicles. Oil demand for trucks, planes, petrochemicals and other sectors makes up for barrels displaced by electric cars, which grow to 300 million on the roads.

"Natural gas overtakes coal in 2030 to become the second-largest fuel in the global energy mix [behind oil]," the report states.

The bottom line: "The New Policies Scenario puts energy-related CO2 emissions on a slow upward trend to 2040, a trajectory far out of step with what scientific knowledge says will be required to tackle climate change," the report states.
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Likely the #1 reason youngsters will vote democrat as long as Hilary doesn't run. We also have to consider tariffs on India and China if they increase oil and gas consumption and India doesn't curb population growth.

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