The world in 2050

Can rapid global growth be reconciled with moving to a low-carbon economy?

This analysis updates our report The world in 2050: Impact of global growth on carbon emissions and climate change policy, originally published in September 2006.

Our updated analysis re-emphasises the scale of the challenge posed by global warming, which actually now seems even greater than at the time of our original report two years ago, due in particular to higher projected economic growth in China and India.

The other key development has been the sharp rise in oil and gas prices, which has raised questions regarding whether the current global energy model will be sustainable in the long term.

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