Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Energy Intensity

This report focuses on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their relationship with energy intensity. Energy intensity refers to the amount of energy required to produce a unit of economic output. It is an important indicator of energy efficiency and sustainability.
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- Bolt, Jutta and Jan Luiten van Zanden (2024), “Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update”, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1–41. DOI: 10.1111/joes.12618.
- The Maddison Project Database is based on the work of many researchers who have produced estimates of economic growth and population for individual countries. The full list of sources for this historical data is given in the original dataset.
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