{"id":58833,"date":"2021-10-08T11:54:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T15:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carilec.org\/?p=58833"},"modified":"2021-10-08T11:54:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T15:54:20","slug":"even-with-current-drive-to-renewables-co2-emissions-will-grow-through-2050-says-us-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/even-with-current-drive-to-renewables-co2-emissions-will-grow-through-2050-says-us-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Even with Current Drive to Renewables, CO2 Emissions will Grow Through 2050, Says US Government"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even with the current drive toward more renewable energy sources, global carbon emissions are going to increase through 2050, unless there are significant changes in policy or technology between now and then.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to a\u00a0new report<\/a>\u00a0released Wednesday from the\u00a0U.S. Energy Information Administration<\/a>, a division of the federal U.S. Department of Energy which analyzes and shares data. For the report, the EIA projects future energy trends based on current laws and regulations. This assumption, and the resulting findings, emphasize the need for governmental changes and new technology to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions that cause climate change.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEven with growth in renewable energy, without significant policy changes or technological breakthroughs, we project increasing energy-related carbon dioxide emissions through 2050,\u201d said Stephen Nalley, the Acting Administrator of the EIA, in a written statement.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Assuming current trajectories, economic and population growth will drive a 50% increase in global energy consumption between 2020 and 2050.<\/p>\n

Renewable energy, such as wind and solar, will see the largest growth among energy sources through 2050, the report says.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe worldwide push to generate more electricity from renewables and also increase electric grid reliability could push more expansion of battery storage on a global scale,\u201d Nalley said.<\/p>\n

But even though renewables will grow fastest, liquid fuels will be the still be the primary source of energy, primarily because of the transportation and industrial sectors. (Liquid fuels refers to all petroleum, including\u00a0crude oil<\/a>\u00a0and products of petroleum refining,\u00a0natural gas liquids<\/a>,\u00a0biofuels<\/a>, and liquids derived from other\u00a0hydrocarbon<\/a>\u00a0sources, including coal to liquids and gas to liquids. Here, liquid fuels does not include\u00a0liquefied natural gas<\/a>\u00a0and liquid hydrogen.)<\/p>\n

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Oil and natural gas production will increase overall to meet demand in developing economies in Asia.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThe fast-growing economies in Asia could combine to become the largest importer of natural gas and crude oil by 2050, given their significant increase in energy consumption,\u201d Nalley said.<\/p>\n

Demand for and consumption of energy in non-OECD countries in Asia will be more than those countries are able to produce. That will drive an increase in the import of crude oil and finished petroleum products from the Middle East, the EIA says.<\/p>\n

Non-OECD countries in Asia will be the largest importers of natural gas, the report says, while Russia will be the largest exporter of natural gas.<\/p>\n

Also mentioned in the report, sales of electric vehicles are expected to grow through 2050, and the number of internal combustion engine cars is expected to peak in 2023 in OECD countries. Globally, the internal combustion engine market is expected to peak in 2038.<\/p>\n

Source: CNBC, 2021 (www.cnbc.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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