Despite the fact that energy has been key to the development of human society,its increasing use,driven almost entirely by technological progress,has brought with it a number of serious problems.Now is the time to tackle these issues as the energy sector transitions to a low carbon future.As Angel Gurria,Secretary General of the OECD,stated last year:’Moving towards a more responsible and efficient use of natural resources is key to sustaining our future.Not only to address resource scarcity,wastage and associated environmental effects,but also for incentivising innovation and modernisation towards a circular economy.’In the coming decades,growing populations with higher incomes will drive a strong increase in global demand for energy,goods and services.Global gross domestic product(GDP)is projected to almost quadruple in the next 50 years,according to the central baseline scenario produced by the OECD.
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