In 2022, the industrial sector accounted for the largest energy consumption worldwide, at 210 exajoules out of a total final energy consumption of 490 exajoules. Energy consumption is forecast to increase across all sectors in the current trajectory scenario by 2050, except for the transportation final energy consumption, which is projected to record a slight decline.
Final energy demand worldwide in 2022, with a forecast for 2050, by sector and scenario
(in exajoules)
The Current Trajectory scenario is based on current energy policies and decarbonization targets, assuming that carbon emissions will peak in the mid-2020s and decrease by around 25 percent by 2050. The Net Zero scenario explores a shift in policies and societal behaviors and the introduction of new technologies that would drive carbon emissions to decrease by 95 percent by 2050.
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