Enerdata, independent Research and Consultancy Firm specialized in the global energy industry and carbon market since 1991, published its annual analysis of energy demand of the G20 countries, based on its 2012 data.
This 2012 report confirms several already observable trends in previous years, with an emphasis of some of them. Beyond the looming photography, the speed of certain changes in the energy mix, especially between gas and coal, and the growing weight of BRICS*, suggest caution for achieving medium and long term forecasts.
* BRICS = Brazil + Russia + India + China + South Africa