Dive Summary:

• The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has just released its International Energy Outlook 2013, showing that global energy use will grow by 56% between 2010 and 2040.
• But in the United States and Europe, unresolved short- and long-term debt creates uncertainty regarding the growth of their energy markets. On the other hand, China and India’s growing economies will lead the global energy boom.
• In terms of energy generation, renewable energy and nuclear power are the world's fastest-growing energy sources, each increasing by 2.5% per year. Yet fossil fuels will supply almost 80% of world energy use through 2040. Natural gas is the fastest-growing fossil fuel in the outlook, with consumption increasing by  1.7% per year.

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From the article:

"The industrial sector continues to account for the largest share of delivered energy consumption; the world industrial sector still consumes over half of global delivered energy in 2040."