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Integrated Solutions Required to meet Energy Challenge, ExxonMobil Says in New Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030 |
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Irving, Texas, United States, Friday, December 05, 2008 -- (Business Wire India) --
An integrated series of solutions will be required to manage increases
in global energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions that will result
from population growth and economic expansion, Exxon Mobil Corporation
(NYSE:XOM) said , releasing the corporation’s Outlook for
Energy: A View to 2030.
“The world needs to meet the ever-growing need for reliable and
affordable energy while minimizing the effects on the environment,” said
Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and chief executive officer.
“ExxonMobil welcomes increased public discussion about how best to meet
economic, energy and environmental challenges and hopes this expanded Outlook
for Energy can be useful in increasing understanding of the
challenges and alternative solutions.”
The Outlook for Energy is developed annually, and is the product
of an ongoing process that has been conducted over decades. The results
are used to assist ExxonMobil's business planning and to increase public
understanding of the world's energy needs and challenges. The outlook is
developed through a detailed analysis of approximately 100 countries, 15
demand sectors and 20 fuel types and is underpinned by economic and
population projections and expectations of significant energy efficiency
improvements and technology advancements.
This year’s Outlook for Energy has been expanded to include a new
section, entitled the Energy Imperative, which contains a
detailed examination of integrated solutions that include improved
energy efficiency, development of all viable forms of energy, and
technology and public policy options to manage climate risk.
As well, the report outlines ExxonMobil’s proactive approach to managing
the risks posed by rising greenhouse gas emissions and the corporation’s
role in reducing its own emissions as well as assisting consumers of
hydrocarbon-based fuels in reducing their emissions.
Among this year’s findings:
Driven by growing populations and expanding economies, global energy
demand is expected to increase by an average 1.2 percent per year
between in 2005 and 2030, even assuming significant gains in energy
efficiency. Global demand is expected to increase 35 percent from the
equivalent of 229 million barrels of oil per day in 2005 to the
equivalent of 310 million barrels per day in 2030. This forecast is
down slightly from the 2007 Outlook, which projected a 1.3 percent
average annual growth rate. The changes are spread across various
demand sectors and reflect improved energy efficiency.
Oil, gas and coal will continue to provide the vast majority of the
world’s energy needs -- meeting close to 80 percent of global demand
through 2030 -- due to their abundance, affordability and
availability. Nuclear energy will grow, as emphasis on low-carbon
fuels increases. Renewable fuels, such as wind, solar and biofuels,
will also grow rapidly.
Power generation will be the largest and fastest-growing energy-demand
sector through 2030. China, which today meets almost 90 percent of its
power needs with coal, will see its energy demand for power generation
more than double by 2030, surpassing U.S. demand by more than
one-third.
Transportation, currently responsible for more than half of total oil
demand, is expected to grow substantially. From 2005 to 2030, demand
in developed countries is expected to be relatively stable, as
increases in the number of vehicles are offset by significant
efficiency improvements. In contrast, demand in developing countries
is likely to more than double as economies grow and rising prosperity
enables a dramatic increase in personal vehicles.
Global carbon-dioxide emissions are projected to rise by close to 30
percent between 2005 and 2030 even with improved energy efficiency and
growth in nuclear and renewable energy sources. While carbon-dioxide
emissions are expected to begin declining in the United States and
Europe over the period to 2030, those declines will be more than
offset by larger increases in developing countries. For example, by
2030, China is expected to have CO2 emissions comparable to the United
States and Europe combined.
“Providing affordable energy to meet growing demand is one of the
world’s foremost challenges in the next 20 years," said Tillerson. "We
must invest in the production of existing fuel sources, develop new
sources of energy and create new technologies that will reduce the
environmental footprint of energy production and use.”
For more information on the Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030,
visit www.exxonmobil.com/energyoutlook.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT: This press release includes forward-looking
statements. Actual future conditions, including growth in energy demand,
energy supply mix, energy efficiency, and carbon-dioxide emissions could
differ materially due to changes in rates of economic growth; changes in
technology; the development of new energy supply sources; political
events; demographic changes; and other factors discussed under the
heading "Factors Affecting Future Results" in the "Investors" section of
our website (www.exxonmobil.com)
and in Item 1A of our most recent Form 10-K.
Media contact details
CONTACTS :
ExxonMobil
Alan Jeffers
972-444-1107
CONTACTS :
ExxonMobil
Alan Jeffers
972-444-1107
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