§ Mr. RostTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what change in the demand for energy he anticipates occurring in 30 years if the real price of oil rises(a) to $43 a barrel, and (b) to $23 a barrel.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonFuture energy demand will depend —amongst other things—on the rate of economic growth, the price of fuels and technological progress.
The Department of Energy produced a set of scenarios for energy demand—based on IEA price assumptions—in a report entitled:
`An Evaluation of Energy Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Measures to Ameliorate Them— October 1989.The figures reported are baseline scenarios against which various technical options could be set. The report forms part of the United Kingdom contribution to the work of the intergovernmental panel on climate change and a copy has been lodged in the House of Commons Library.