An open letter to leaders participating at WEF 2024 meet in Davos
In the not-so-distant future, our world could be home to a staggering 10 billion people, each competing for energy in a system stretched to its limits. This sobering projection, outlined in a 2023 International Energy Agency report, warns of a 47% increase in global energy demand by 2050, driven by economic growth outside the OECD and a population explosion, especially in Asia. With our global population already exceeding 8 billion and fossil fuel emissions reaching record highs, the urgency of transformative action has never been more palpable.
