DOE forecast for 2050: More renewables, but higher CO2
Global energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions will increase through 2050 despite projected growth in renewables and low-emissions power, according to a new federal report Wednesday.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s International Energy Outlook(IEO) examined different scenarios for global energy consumption over the next three decades. The EIA, which is part of the Department of Energy, considered global population growth, increased regional manufacturing and higher living standards as factors that would affect energy consumption and its associated emissions through midcentury.
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