<Li> Ratio of potential vs. current consumption (402 EJ) as of year: 3.9 (minimum) to 124 (maximum) </Li> <Li> Ratio of potential vs. projected consumption by 2050 (590--1,050 EJ): 1.5--2.7 (minimum) to 47--84 (maximum) </Li> <Li> Ratio of potential vs. projected consumption by 2100 (880--1,900 EJ): 0.8--1.8 (minimum) to 26--57 (maximum) </Li> <P> Source: United Nations Development Programme--World Energy Assessment (2000) </P>

Lighting reaches a temperature four times greater than the sun's surface