Demand for water, food, energy, land and minerals is rising substantially, making natural resources increasingly scarce and more expensive.
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Global energy demand is expected to increase by 30% by 2040, as of IEA New Policies Scenario. Demand for electricity might double by 2060, estimates the World Energy Council...
In 1950 there were 5,600m2 of arable land per person, if present trends continue, by 2050, this might be reduced to only 1,500m. Demography; Geopower; Consumerism...
By 2040, more than 1 billion households and 11 billion smart appliances could be part of the interconnected electricity systems. The digitalization of the energy system can considerably...
The share of renewables in the power mix could rise from 25% today to 40% or even 66% in 2040. In 2017, only 12.1% of global power came from clean sources...
The European Semester, coordination of economic policies across the EU. EU 2020 targets; EU policy, strategy and legislation for 2020 environmental, energy and climate targets. Digital...
Unless consumption patterns of the emerging middle class in developing countries change, bottle necks in food and energy are very likely, along with increasing environmental degradation...
Unless consumers' behaviour and consumption patterns change, by 2030, demand for food, water and energy will increase by approximately 35%, 40% and 50% respectively, compared to 2012...
Source: EIA, International Energy Outlook 2017, p 19
