In all countries, life expectancy is increasing and thus the proportion of people over 65 years is growing. With a predicted popluation of 9 billion in 2050, demand for energy is growing. The price of oil will impact the success of many industrial countries in terms of resource efficiency and lead to development of new energy technologies.

 

World Population Change

Development of Energy Mix and Predicted World Population with Resultant Energy Demand

Btoe = billion tons of oil equivalent

Global Energy Imbalance – Net Importers and Exporters

Predicted Price of Barrel of Oil

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• Die deutsche chemische Industrie 2030 (PDF),
  Verband der Chemischen Industrie e. V. (VCI; German chemical industry association), Frankfurt, Germany, 2012.
• The Energy Mix: Low-Carbon Pathways to 2050,
  The World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland, 2012.

Also of interest:

• No quick switch to low-carbon energy,
  Gert Jan Kramer, Martin Haigh,
  Nature 2009, 462(7273), 568–689.
  DOI: 10.1038/462568a
• All Industry Roundups