Paris, 8 September 2011

What impact will the return of high energy prices have on the fragile economic recovery? Will geopolitical unrest, price volatility and policy inaction defer investment in the oil sector and amplify risks to our energy security? What will renewed uncertainty surrounding the role of nuclear power mean for future energy and environmental trends? Is the gap between our climate actions and our climate goals becoming insurmountable? World Energy Outlook 2011 tackles these and other pressing questions.

The latest data, policy developments, and the experience of another turbulent year are brought together to provide robust analysis and insight into global energy markets. WEO-2011 once again gives detailed energy demand and supply projections out to 2035, broken down by region, fuel, sector and scenario. This year it also gives a special focus to topical energy sector issues:

• Russian energy prospects and their implications for global markets.

• The role of coal in driving economic growth in an emissions-constrained world.

• The implications of a possible downturn in oil and gas sector investment in the Middle East and North Africa.

• Climate change – “lock-in” and the “room to manoeuvre” to meet the 2 degrees C goal.

• Reforms to fossil fuel subsidies and support for renewable energy.

• A “Lower-Nuclear Case” to investigate what a rapid slowdown in the use of nuclear power would mean for the global energy landscape.

• Investment and fi nancing options to achieve modern energy access for all.

With extensive data, projections and analysis, WEO-2011 provides invaluable insights into how the energy system could evolve over the next quarter of a century. The book is essential reading for anyone with a stake in the energy sector.

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