IB ESS 7.2.2 Global energy consumption rising

IB Environmental Systems and Societies syllabusESS SL/HLFirst assessment 2026

Practise reading energy-demand figures, calculating changes in consumption, and explaining why population, affluence and renewables reshape global use.

How this is tested

calculate average annual or percentage energy change from a figure, showing working
outline trends in energy mixes, including fossil-fuel dominance and renewable growth
suggest reasons for rising global demand, linking population and per capita consumption

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