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However, the developing locations have the much larger populations.

• wpasc 7y ago
  But as they are still developing (with less lock in/sunk costs) perhaps they will be able to avoid some really poor emissions pitfalls and move into renewables more easily when the economics make more sense
• pvaldes 7y ago
  I would talk also about different ecosystems. Some are more exigent in therms of energy than other. If you run short of energy in january in many boreal areas (like Moscow or Bismark), and suddenly can't heat your home, you could face a serious danger of death. Gaz and electricity are a must. Same for Mojave or Death Valley if you can't use electricity to keep the temperature in acceptable limits. There is a limit on how much the developped countries could lower their "lifestyle" (needs of energy) to get closer to the energy requirements of developping countries, just because winter here can be really harsh. Hot areas (in developping and developped countries) will face the same problem but many developping countries in tropical areas would not have this problem (even if they could have other serious problems to solve, like the monsoon period) The energy requirements can be very different in the different periods of the year also. If we talk about average requirements of energy that would be wrong.