GLOBAL POLICY IN THE FIELD OF NON-TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. DYNAMICS OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Abstract

Humanity needs energy, and the need for it is increasing every year. At the same time, the reserves of traditional natural fuels (oil, coal, gas, etc.) are finite, according to the results of numerous studies, organic fuels by 2023 can only partially meet the demands of the global energy sector. There are also limited reserves of nuclear fuel – uranium and thorium, from which plutonium can be obtained in breeder reactors. There are practically inexhaustible reserves of thermonuclear fuel – hydrogen, however, controlled thermonuclear reactions have not yet been mastered and it is unknown when they will be used for industrial production of pure energy, i.e. without the participation of fission reactors in this process.