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The results presented here should be treated with caution. They are very<br />

sensitive to a range of modelling assumptions, especially those concerning<br />

capital flows and the speed with which trade and capital imbalances are<br />

corrected. The sensitivity of energy prices to supply-side constraints and to<br />

assumed rigidities in productive sectors is also important. Economic policies<br />

will also play a critical role in sustaining the pace of global economic growth:<br />

rising protectionism could radically change the global impact of economic<br />

growth in China and India. With respect to energy, faster implementation of<br />

policies to use energy more efficiently and reduce emissions, as described in the<br />

Alternative Policies Scenario, would increase the net benefits to China and<br />

India, as well as to the rest of the world, by reducing pressures on international<br />

commodity markets and lowering fuel-import costs.<br />

158 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>Outlook</strong> <strong>2007</strong> - GLOBAL ENERGY PROSPECTS: IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENTS IN CHINA & INDIA

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