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Global energy use is projected to soar 57 percent between 2004 and 2030, according to a U.S. Department of Energy report released today. China, India and the United States alone will account for half of the growth in worldwide oil consumption. The report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts consumption of planet-warming coal will grow 2.2 percent a year with China, India and the U.S. responsible for 86 percent of the spike in demand. Needless, to say that means greenhouse gas emissions would jump nearly 60 percent by 2030. But here's the rub: the projections are based on current energy policies and assume no new limits on greenhouse gas emissions will be imposed by 2030. Of course, such figures only increase the likelihood Congress will pass global warming legislation this year. Meanwhile, on Monday Republican governors Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and Jodi Rell of Connecticut slammed the Bush administration for "inaction and denial" on global warming.