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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 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 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.
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