Energy in 2050

By Karen Ward, Zoe Knight, Nick Robins, Paul Spedding and Charanjit Singh Anyone who drives a car, heats a home, or runs a factory has every reason to be concerned about the strains on global energy resources in the next four decades. Either the world... More

By Karen Ward, Zoe Knight, Nick Robins, Paul Spedding and Charanjit Singh Anyone who drives a car, heats a home, or runs a factory has every reason to be concerned about the strains on global energy resources in the next four decades. Either the world is going to deplete its supplies at an unacceptably fast rate – and overheat the planet in doing so – or it is going to have to make massive investments in energy efficiency, renewables and carbon capture. As things stand, the world simply doesn’t have the luxury of turning its back on nuclear power, despite the recent disaster in Japan We follow up our World in 2050 report by arguing that the rise of emerging markets will impose new strains on energy supply. We conclude the world can grow and without excessive environmental damage – but it will need a change in human behaviour and massive collective government foresight Disclosures and Disclaimer This report must be read with the disclosures and analyst certifications i Less