World Energy Outlook 2004: Global Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2030

The 2004 edition of the International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook presents long-term projections extending to the year 2030. It covers supply and demand for oil, gas, coal, renewables, nuclear power, and electricity, and assesses related carbon dioxide emissions and reduction policies. The analysis covers the world and 19 regions, incorporating the latest energy-market and price developments.

Use Cases

• Forecasting global energy supply and demand based on projections for oil, gas, coal, and renewables.
• Modeling carbon dioxide emissions scenarios based on energy consumption data.
• Analyzing regional energy security and investment needs across 19 covered regions.
• Evaluating the impact of policies like the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse-gas emissions.

Strengths

• Projection horizon extends to the year 2030, providing a long-term view.
• Covers 19 regions and the world, offering a multi-scale perspective.
• Incorporates the latest energy-market and price developments available at publication.
• Assesses multiple energy sources: oil, gas, coal, renewables, nuclear power, and electricity.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; the data reflects the 2004 outlook and may not be current.
• Data may reflect temporal and modeling bias inherent to the 2004 publication and its sources.

Provenance

Source

International Energy Agency (IEA)

Collection Method

Analytical projections and modeling.

Time Range

Projections extending to 2030, published in 2004.

Freshness

Publication year is 2004; freshness unverified.

Geography

Global coverage and 19 specific regions.