Brussels, 12/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - The International Energy Agency (IEA), in its World Energy Outlook 2008 presented on 12 November, called for a “global energy revolution” to reduce the world economy's carbon footprint through improvements in energy efficiency and the use of low carbon energy sources and technologies. In the reference scenario, the IEA says world primary energy demand will grow on average by 1.6% per year between 2006 and 2030 - an increase of 45%. 50% of demand will come from China and India, and 87% from emerging countries as a whole, while the demand from developed countries will continue to fall. World demand for oil is expected to increase by 1% per year on average until 2030, accounting for 30% of the world energy mix in 2030, compared with 34% in 2007. In terms of supply, the IEA expects oil production to rise to 106 million barrels per day by 2030, compared with 84 million per day last year. Demand for gas will increase by 1.8%, accounting for 22% of the energy mix by 2030, demand for coal will increase by 2% per year to account for 29% of the energy mix by 2030, while by that same date the proportion of nuclear energy in the mix will fall from 6% to 5%. The planet is not about to run out of oil, but the IEA highlights the risk that expansion will not be fast enough to meet the growing world demand. The agency highlights obstacles to access to new fields, among which is the increasing domination of national oil companies. Lastly, the IEA says that investment of over $26,000 billion will be needed by 2030 to ensure appropriate energy supply. (E.H./transl.rt)