Around 8.2 gigatonnes of CO2 could be saved annually by 2030, if IEA efficiency recommendations to the G8 were implemented globally. See the 25 Efficiency Recommendations made to the G8.

Information and communication technologies and consumer electronics now account for 15% of global residential electricity consumption. The IEA estimates that energy use by these devices will double by 2022 and increase threefold by 2030. See Gadgets and Gigawatts

Electricity consumption from electronic devices such as laptops and mobile phones could be cut by more than half through the use of the best available technology (Source: Gadgets and Gigawatts)

The world’s car fleet is expected to triple by 2050 with 80% of this growth occurring in developing economies. See "50by50" report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) for more details. See also the IEA press release.

Excluding traditional biomass use, the share of renewable energy in global primary energy demand is projected to climb from 7% in 2006 to 10% by 2030 in the World Energy Outlook Reference Scenario. World renewables-based electricity generation – mostly hydro and wind – is projected to rise from 18% in 2006 to 23% in 2030. According to the World Energy Outlook 2008.

In May 2008, the Co-ordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs of Indonesia advised that the top 40% of high income families benefit from 70% of energy subsidies while the bottom 40% of low income families benefit from only 15%. See Energy Policy Review of Indonesia.

In 2007, Russia was the largest single exporter of natural gas, accounting for 21.3% of global exports. See Key World Energy Statistics.

In 2005, world CO2 emissions from fuel combustion were 27.1 Gigatons and are projected to increase by almost 60% to 42 Gt in 2030 if policies don’t change.

Wind has been the fastest growing renewable electricity source worldwide, with an average annual growth rate of 24% over the period 1990-2005.
See Renewables Information 2007

Since 2001, the IEA member countries' emergency stocks grew by 14% and stood at 4.1 billion barrels of oil at the end of 2006.
see Oil Supply Security – Emergency Response of IEA Countries 2007

China and India will account for 45% of the increase in global primary energy demand by 2030, with both countries more than doubling their energy use over that period, according to the IEA World Energy Outlook 2007.

If IEA recommendations to phase out incandescent light bulbs were implemented globally, by 2012 the electricity savings would be equivalent to the output of 80 nuclear plants.
See IEA recommendations to the G8 Heiligendamm for action on energy efficiency