The document summarizes the key points of the World Energy Outlook 2016 executive summary published by the International Energy Agency. It discusses that the Paris Agreement on climate change makes transforming the energy sector essential. While global CO2 emissions from energy stalled in 2015, continued growth is projected until 2040 under current policies. The summary outlines investment needs and shifts towards renewables and efficiency to 2040 under main and accelerated decarbonization scenarios. It highlights progress towards national climate pledges but notes more action is required to limit global warming per the Paris Agreement goals.
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The landmark Paris Agreement on climate change will transform the
global energy system for decades to come.
The latest World Energy Outlook offers the most comprehensive analysis
of what this transformation of the energy sector might look like, thanks
to its energy projections to 2040. It reviews the key opportunities and
challenges ahead for renewable energy, the central pillar of the low-
carbon energy transition, as well as the critical role for energy efficiency.
WEO-2016 examines how a post-Paris world redefines the idea of energy
security, particularly in the power sector, the frontline in the fight against
climate change. The report explores how oil, natural gas and coal are
adjusting to today’s market conditions and assesses the risks that lie
ahead, from under-investment in essential supply to stranded assets.
WEO-2016 looks at individual country pledges and examines how close
– or far – nations are from reaching their goals. It outlines a course that
would limit the rise in global temperature to below 2 °C and also plots
possible pathways for meeting even more ambitious goals.
This year, WEO-2016 also devotes a special chapter to the critical interplay
between water and energy, with an emphasis on the stress points that
arise as the linkages between these two sectors intensify.
For more information, please visit:
www.worldenergyoutlook.org