Energiemarkt und Energiestatistik

Challenges associated with climate change stimulate the development of environmentally-friendly means of transport. The obvious importance of this development is underlined by the huge amount of direct CO2 emissions caused by fuel combustion in car engines which, according to IEA, account for almost 25%, with passenger cars in particular being the main culprits. In December, Eurostat published statistics on International...

The 2021 Emissions Gap Report published by The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and eloquently titled "The heat is on," shows that this century's global temperature rise is expected to be at least 2.7° C, and projected emissions by 2030 will be reduced by only 7.5%, while 55% is needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C. According to the report, the COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented 5.4 percent reduction in carbon...

The 2021 OPEC World Oil Outlook (WOO) by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) provides review of the global oil and energy industries offering expert analysis of many of the challenges and opportunities facing the global oil industry. The forecasts made in WOO-2021 cover the long term to 2045 and take into account the changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report clearly indicates that after a massive fall in...

In 2021, the international research organization Global Footprint Network updated The National Footprint and Biocapacity Accounts providing data from 1961 to 2017 for more than 200 countries, territories and regions. Due to the fact that 2017 is the most recent year with complete datasets for most countries from the United Nations and the International Energy Agency, the 2021 edition does not reflect the impact of the global...

In its press-release to the Global Offshore Wind Report 2021, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) looks at the growth of the global offshore wind industry in 2020, presenting a forecast of the latest technology trends and innovations, and discussing the challenges and opportunities for offshore wind market growth toward meeting global climate goals.  In 2020, the offshore wind market volume reached 6.1 GW, which is slightly...

Statistical indicators of lithium production and reserves are of undoubted interest, primarily due to the increased demand for lithium in the automotive industry. According to the latest USGS edition for 2020, more than 70% of global lithium consumption is associated with the manufacturing of batteries. However, the slowdown of the global economy due to the coronavirus pandemic has had a negative impact on this industrial sector as...

The Renewables 2021 Global Status Report launched by REN21 highlights developments in the global renewable energy market in 2020, giving comprehensive data on capacity additions and total installations, investment flows and the policy commitments of countries to deploy renewable energy technologies. In general, the new report illustrates the notable gap between targets and actions, and makes it clear that governments need to become...

The 70th annual edition of the BP Statistical review of World Energy provides an overview  on energy developments for 2020 and characterizes this year as «one of the most turbulent years the world has ever seen» due to the impact of the global pandemic. The review notes significant increase in renewable energy with solar power achieving the largest growth in history. At the same time, there was a decline in the rate of primary...

Every year the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) releases its statistical review of renewable power generation capacity. The 2021 edition presents comprehensive statistics for 2011-2020, based on data from a variety of sources and on measuring the maximum net generating capacity of power plants and other installations that use renewable energy sources to produce electricity. In 2020, despite the economic downturn caused by...

The IEA's annual Global Energy Survey estimates energy demand and carbon dioxide emissions in 2021, providing insights into economic activity and energy consumption in countries around the world in the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic. As predicted in last year's IEA report, global energy demand fell by 4% in 2020, the largest decline since World War II and the largest absolute decline on record. Energy demand statistics for the...