The world's leading patent offices (WIPO, IP5) released key statistics for 2020 at the end of last year. Additional interest in these materials is undoubtedly due to the fact that 2020 was influenced by the coronavirus pandemic and 2019 saw a significant drop in patent activity in China, the most productive country in the world in terms of invention. However, the data presented proved the expected pessimistic predictions wrong. First...
According to recent data published by Eurostat, in 2020, the European Union exceeded the planned share of gross final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2%. Thus, 22% of the energy consumed in the EU is produced from renewable sources, compared with 9.6 % in 2004. As you can see from the figure below, 23 countries of the EU exceeded their target levels for 2020. Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Belgium managed to meet...
As always in January, Baker Hughes has published the 2021 final drill rig count data for major regions and countries of the world on its website. A change in the number of rigs may be indicative of the level of business activity in the oil and gas sector and form the basis for forecasting future oil and gas production. Last year, there was a huge drop in the number of active rigs compared to 2019 – by almost 38%, or 825 units....
The official statistical office of the EU, Eurostat, presented statistics on the dynamics of energy consumption in 2020. In addition, the data is provided in relation to the 2020 and 2030 energy objectives set by the Union. Thus, the EU-28 has committed itself to reduce energy consumption by 20% in 2020, and the 2030 binding target is to reduce energy usage to at least 32.5%. Since the United Kingdom left the Union, the...
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...
