World Energy Outlook 2008

Magazine alternatives n°20, 2nd quarter 2009

Author : Agence internationale de l'énergie, Publications :
Publication date : 2008, 578 pages, suggested price : 150 euros

It's here! The indispensable World Energy Outlook 2008 can be ordered from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which publishes this very comprehensive report on major energy trends around the globe every year.  It is encyclopedic in scope, providing comprehensive data on energy production and consumption, resource by resource.  Even more interesting are the forecasts and analysis of two major issues: declining oil and gas production, which the IEA examines by looking at the planet's 800 largest oil fields, and the future of our climate in the post-Kyoto world. The report offers two scenarios for 2030 to help readers understand the strategic importance of decisions that must be made today.