ABSTRACT

The world energy balance for 2030, as forecast by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and shown in Figure 1.1, illustrates the expected trends in energy supplies.

The IEA forecast anticipates the nuclear share to signicantly decrease, while the share for renewables remains the same, and the share for fossil fuels is projected to increase by 2%, from 80% in 2002 to 82% in 2030.