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ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

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This geographically diverse group comprises Brazil and Mexico in the Americas; South Africa and Nigeria in Africa; Egypt and Turkey in North Africa/Mediterranean; Saudi Arabia and Iran in the Middle East; as well as Thailand and Indonesia in Asia. Renewables in total will account for about 15% of energy demand in 2040.

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 Global investment in renewable power and fuels (excluding large hydro-electric projects) was $270.2 A key feature of the 2014 result was the rapid expansion of renewables into new markets in developing countries. billion.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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In particular, Prentice seeks to shield Alberta’s emissions-intensive oil sands operations from the effects of emission reductions. Although technological yield gains had offset the losses, the study established a clear and simple correlation between increasing temperatures and crop yields. Canada’s 2009 GHG emissions are 48.7%

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