World Energy Outlook 2009
The yearly report from the OECD energy watchdog International Energy Agency is out. It is called World Energy Outlook.
Here are some key points of interest from the exec summary (full report still under scrutiny):
Coal use expected to grow enormously - oil & gas as well
Problem is - we don't know where the oil & gas are!
Sine financial crisis investments in finding & developing oil are shrinking
So we will use LOTS more coal resulting in LOTS more CO2
So the only option is to go on a huge efficiency binge
More when the final report is out and fully analysed.