“Between 1850 and 2005, overall energy production and use grew more than 50-fold—from a global total of approximately 0.2 billion toe to 11.4 billion toe ” (IEA, 2007).

“On a per capita basis, people in industrialized societies now use more than 100 times the quantity of energy that was used by their ancestors before humans learned to exploit the energy potential of fire” (UNDP, 2000).

“Over time, energy technologies have followed a trend towards higher efficiency and lower-carbon energy sources. However, the energy pollutant reductions from technological advances have been offset by overall increases in energy use worldwide” (Ahuja and Tatsutani, 2009).

“A projection of the current trends suggests that overall energy use will continue to grow strongly — tripling by 2050″ (IEA, 2007).

“For every 100 dollars in energy revenues, 4 dollars is spent on research and development into alternative energy technologies and 15 dollars is spent on organizations and campaigns to promote traditional energy sources. Of the 4 dollars spent on R&D, approximately 86% is made up of taxpayer funded initiatives” (IEA, 2008).

“20 of the warmest years on record have occurred in the past 25 years. The odds of this being a natural occurrence are less than one in a billion” (Schmidt and Wolfe, 2009). “So far, 2014 is the hottest year for the planet since record keeping began in 1880″ (NASA, 2014). “The Palmer Drought Index, whose database goes back 113 years, shows clear correlations between drought intensifications and rising global temperatures″ (NOAA, 2012).

LEV energy is ideally suited to meet the needs of billions of people who still lack access to basic, modern energy services, as well as the growing energy demands of rapidly developing countries and the energy demands of developed countries, while simultaneously promoting a transition to clean, renewable energy.