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Saving Energy Cuts CO

Saving Energy Cuts CO2 Emissions
World Carbon Dioxide Emissions Based on Two Scenarios, 1990-2010a
 

ENERGY-SAVING SCENDARIOb
(billion metric tons of carbon dioxide)
 CURRENT TRENDS SCENARIOc
(billion metric tons of carbon dioxide)
   1990 2000 2010 1990 2000 2010 OECD 10.4 11.3 11.8 10.4 11.8 13.3    North America 5.6 6.2 6.6 5.6 6.5 7.3    Europe 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.6 4.0    Pacific OECD 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.9 FSU and CEEd 4.4 3.2 3.6 4.4 3.4 4.2 Rest of World 5.9 8.8 12.8 5.9 9.0 13.5    China 2.4 3.4 5.0 2.4 3.5 5.1    East Asia 0.9 1.6 2.4 0.9 1.7 2.5    South Asia 0.7 1.1 1.9 0.7 1.1 2.0    Other 1.9 2.7 3.5 1.9 2.7 3.9 World 21.1 23.7 29.0 21.1 24.7 31.5
Source: Adapted from International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 1996 (Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Paris, 1996), Table 2.2, p. 59.

Notes: A. From commercial energy sources (not including traditional biomass fuels.) b. Energy-Saving Scenario assumes adoption of significant energy efficiency measures. c. Current Trends Scenario assumes that current energy use patterns dominate future consumption. d. FSU is the former Soviet Union; CEE is Central and Eastern Europe.