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fast-growingemergingeconomies, asmore than2.5billion people are lifted from low incomes. • This rising prosperity drives an increase in global energy demand, although the extent of this growth is offset by accelerating gains in energy efficiency; energy demand increases byonly aroundone-third over the next 25years. • Theworld continues to electrify, with almost 70% of the increase in primary energygoing to the power sector. • All the growth in energy consumption is in fast-growing developing economies: China and India account for half of the growth in global energydemand. • Renewable energy is the fastest-growing energy source, accounting for 40% of the increase in primary energy. The energymix by 2040 is themost diversified theworld has ever seen. 5.5.2 Implementation Energyefficiency improvementscanbe implemented inavariety ofways in every end-use sector of the economy, andmanynew Figure 5.1 Global energy consumption (Source: 2018 BP Energy Outlook). Energyoptions 41