Vital SignsGlobal Energy andCarbon Intensity

Continue to Decline

TEXT HEREGlobal energy intensity, defined

as worldwide total energyconsumption divided by gross

world product, decreased 0.19%in 2013

World Bank, GDP Indicators (in 2005 U.S. dollars), atdata.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD; BP, Statistic Review of

World Energy 2014 (London: 2014).

Though a 0.19% decrease may not seem impressive,energy intensity increased steeply from 2008-2010.

This small decline indicates the start of a muchneeded trend toward lower energy intensity.

World Bank, GDP Indicators (in 2005 U.S. dollars), at data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD; BP, Statistic Review of WorldEnergy 2014 (London: 2014).

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In the 1990s, industrial nations transferredtheir heavy industries to emerging

economies, causing the energy intensity inthose countries to rise. On a global scale,

this was offset and energy intensitycontinued to decrease

World Bank, GDP Indicators (in 2005 U.S. dollars), at data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD; BP, Statistic Review of World Energy 2014 (London: 2014).

TEXT HEREIn the early 2000s, large emerging

economies started investing heavily inenergy-intensive sectors, causing the

global energy intensity figure toincrease

World Bank, GDP Indicators (in 2005 U.S. dollars), at data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD; BP, Statistic Review of World Energy 2014 (London: 2014).

TEXT HEREDue to the global financial crisis in 2008,countries implemented massive stimuluspackages, focusing on energy-intensivesectors like manufacturing, construction,and infrastructure. This also caused the

global energy intensity figure to increase.

World Bank, GDP Indicators (in 2005 U.S. dollars), atdata.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD; BP, Statistic

Review of World Energy 2014 (London: 2014).

TEXT HEREAdvanced economies like the United

States and Germany have followed theglobal trend of declining energy

intensity

World Bank, GDP Indicators (in 2005 U.S. dollars), at data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD; BP, Statistic Review of World Energy 2014 (London: 2014).

TEXT HEREThe most turbulent trends

were seen in newlyindustrialized and transitional

countries.

TEXT HERECarbon intensity is defined as

total emissions of carbondioxide divided by gross

world product.

TEXT HEREGlobal carbon intensity has

followed the same general patternas energy intensity, dropping in the1990s and increasing between 2002

and 2004

Global Carbon Atlas, at www.globalcarbonatlas.org/?q=en/emissionsWorld Bank, GDP Indicators (in 2011 international dollars), at data.worldbank.org/indicator

/NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.KD

TEXT HEREAdvanced economies show a

steadier declining trend in carbonintensity than newly industrialized

and transitional countries

TEXT HEREIn 2006, China surpassed the United

States as the world’s largest CO2emitter, but their government has

since been taking aggressive effortsto slow their CO2 emissions.

"China Overtakes US as World's Biggest CO2 Emitter," (London) Guardian, 19 June 2007.

National Development and Reform Commission, "Climate Policies and Actions inChina 2014 Annual Report" (in Mandarin Chinese), November 2014.

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