Statoil believe oil and gas will cover half the world’s energy needs by 2040 regardless of what happens. Marius Holm in climate organization Zero is critical, writes Dagens Næringsliv.
Several environmentalists point out that oil companies have consistently underestimated the growth in new forms of energy like solar power in recent years. Statoil’s chief economist, Eirik Wærness admits an underestimation, but points out that one can not add the high growth rate assumed until 2040.
– It is not credible that you could sustain such high growth rates over time, says he told the newspaper, pointing out that other markets have also grown rapidly in recent years, such as Chinese tourism, which is eleven doubled in 14 years.
– It is like saying that there will be nine billion Chinese tourists in the world by 2040, says Wærness.
Holm in climate organization Zero thinks it is a silly comparison.
– It is more natural to compare the sun with the number of mobile phones last 10 -20 years. It is a market that is growing all the technology. I think the sun will be cheaper than any other energy, and will be used to produce electricity where there is space and where there is sun, Holm says to DN.
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