World leaders have pledged to act to change the energy

future. Some new policies are in place. But the trends in

energy demand, imports, coal use and greenhouse gas

emissions to 2030 in this year's World Energy Outlook

are even worse than projected in WEO 2006.

China and India are the emerging giants of the world

economy. Their unprecedented pace of economic

development will require ever more energy, but it will

transform living standards for billions. There can be no

question of asking them selectively to curb growth so

as to solve problems which are global.

So how is the transition to be achieved to a more secure,

lower-carbon energy system?

WEO 2007 provides the answers. With extensive

statistics, projections in three scenarios, analysis and

advice, it shows China, India and the rest of the world

why we need to co-operate to change the energy

future and how to do it.