Wood Mackenzie: Falling fertility rates threaten long-term energy demand as global population could peak at 8.9 billion by 2053

Accelerating declines in global fertility rates present a material risk to long-term energy demand projections LONDON/HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wood Mackenzie has published analysis warning that accelerating declines in global fertility rates present a material risk to long-term energy demand projections, with a UN low-birth-rate scenario placing peak global population at 8.9 […]