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1. Introduction and background
1.1 Global energy context
The world's demand for energy is set to grow steadily over the coming decades, driven by the increase in the world's population and the ever-growing needs of rapidly developing economies such as India and China.
At present, fossil fuels account for around 80% of primary energy supply (figure 1 ).
![Global energy consumption trends (from BP Statistical Review of World Energy full report, June 2015)[1]](/en/document/media/content/en/article/in303/1/in303i1)
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Bibliography
Regulations
RED (Renewable Energy Directive) 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 23, 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC
FQD (Fuel Quality Directive) 2009/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 23, 2009 amending Directive 98/70/EC as regards the specification of petrol,...
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