Kurz zum Klima: Weltweiter Energieverbrauch

The primary energy consumption of the world has increased continuously in recent years. Since World War II it has climbed to the present level of 131 million gigawatt hours. This trend was only interrupted slightly between 1979 to 1982 as a result of the second oil crisis. In 2008 the worldwide rece...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Ifo schnelldienst 2011-01, Vol.64 (1/2), p.52
Main Authors: Lippelt, Jana, Sindram, Maximilian
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Economic impact
Energy consumption
Environmental impact
International comparisons
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The primary energy consumption of the world has increased continuously in recent years. Since World War II it has climbed to the present level of 131 million gigawatt hours. This trend was only interrupted slightly between 1979 to 1982 as a result of the second oil crisis. In 2008 the worldwide recession led to a further drop. Worldwide, a fall in primary energy consumption of 1.1% was registered. This article looks at the connections between the worldwide primary and final energy consumption. [PUB ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0018-974X