The energy crisis in the world today: analysis of the World Energy Outlook 2021 - La crisis de la energía en el mundo de hoy: análisis del World Energy Outlook 2021 - La crisi de l'energia al món d'avui: anàlisi del World Energy Outlook 2021

Turiel, Antonio

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.31009/viewpoint.2022.01

The energy crisis in the world today: analysis of the World Energy Outlook 2021 - La crisis de la energía en el mundo de hoy: análisis del World Energy Outlook 2021 - La crisi de l'energia al món d'avui: anàlisi del World Energy Outlook 2021

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Turiel, A. The energy crisis in the world today: analysis of the World Energy Outlook 2021 - La crisis de la energía en el mundo de hoy: análisis del World Energy Outlook 2021 - La crisi de l'energia al món d'avui: anàlisi del World Energy Outlook 2021. 2022. doi: 10.31009/viewpoint.2022.01

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In this View Point, Dr. Antonio Turiel, senior scientist based at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (Institute of Marine Sciences) of the CSIC, critically examines the latest annual report of the International Energy Agency, the World Energy Outlook 2021, exploring its forecasts and key messages in the context of the global energy crisis. His analysis leads to three major conclusions: firstly, that the era of cheap energy is ending due to non-renewable energy sources being exhausted. Secondly, that renewable energies—even with increased investment—will not be sufficient to fulfil the global energy demand at current levels in the wake of such shortages. And thirdly, that there is a concerning lack of democratic debate around this imminent crisis and the impending socio-ecological collapse that it will cause