China has the greatest potential to expand production and consumption of gas, according to the IEA. (CNOOC)
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has reined in its predictions for fossil fuel growth and suggested renewable technologies could meet a larger share of global energy demand by 2040, according to its World Energy Outlook published on Tuesday.
The outlook comes only a matter of weeks before the UN COP21 climate summit, where world leaders are expected to agree a framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and put the world onto a path of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 2C.
"The Energy Outlooks often headline the...
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