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World Energy Outlook 2022 shows the global energy crisis can be a historic turning point towards a cleaner and more secure future
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News
Defying expectations, CO2 emissions from global fossil fuel combustion are set to grow in 2022 by only a fraction of last year’s big increase
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Technology report
Promising signs in electrolyser manufacturing add to growing momentum for low-emissions hydrogen
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Country report
Energy efficiency and renewables are instrumental for countries in the greater Horn of Africa to provide energy for all
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Fuel report
Natural gas markets expected to remain tight into 2023 as Russia further reduces supplies to Europe
Russia's invasion of Ukraine drove European and Asian gas prices to record highs
Higher energy prices have contributed to painfully high inflation, pushed families into poverty, forced some factories to curtail output or even shut down, and slowed economic growth to the point that some countries are heading towards severe recession. Europe, whose gas supply is uniquely vulnerable because of its historic reliance on Russia, could face gas rationing this winter, while many emerging economies are seeing sharply higher energy import bills and fuel shortages.
