Following a 2022 study, direct electricity use needs to account for ** percent of the world's final energy consumption by 2050 if we are to adhere to a *** degrees Celsius warming scenario. Within electricity consumption, ** percent is projected to be from renewable sources. District heat is expected to follow a similar trend, with renewables accounting for ** percent within this sector. District heat is projected to account for **** percent of the total final energy consumption in 2050.
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