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Eléonore Carré
Junior Energy Security Analyst.
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Natalie StClair
Energy Analyst.
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The 2020 EU Critical Raw Materials List
…geopolitical, geographical, and geological factors. The list aims at helping governments and industries take better-informed decisions, and improve their own strategies to cope with the risks associated with those minerals. This list is updated every three years (2011, 2014, 2017, 2020) to keep up with the rapid evolutions of the industry. The methodology used to establish the list was published in July 2017.As of 2020, the established list contains 30 minerals or groups of minerals:AntimonyBaryteBerylliumBismuthBorateCobaltCoking CoalFluorsparGalliumGermaniumHafniumHeavy Rare Earth ElementsLight Rare Earth ElementsIndiumMagnesiumNatural GraphiteNatural RubberNiobiumPlatinum Group MetalsPhosphate Rock PhosphorusScandiumSilicon metalTantalumTungstenVanadiumBauxiteLithiumTitaniumStrontium Note that the bolded items were newly added in 2020.
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Energy Research Strategy (EOS)
…efficient and green gas; efficiency of chains of production and materials; green biomaterials; alternative motor fuels and renewable electricity. The transition experiments aim to verify how a new (part of) an energy system behaves in a concrete practical situation and how the environment reacts to it. A coalition with a Netherlands market as leader carries out the experiment. Transition experiments are evaluated with the following criteria, the contribution of the reduction of CO2, N2O and CH4; costs per ton of avoided CO2 in a scaled up situation in 2020; the contribution of the reduction of other emissions like heavy metals…
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Global electricity demand is set to grow strongly to 2030, underscoring need for investments in grids and flexibility
…the process of overtaking generation from coal, after virtually drawing level with it in 2025 based on the latest available data. Nuclear power output also rose to a new record. The momentum behind low-emissions sources of generation continues to 2030, by which time renewables and nuclear are together set to generate 50% of global electricity, up from 42% today.Natural gas-fired output is also set to grow through 2030, supported by rising electricity demand in the United States and the continuing shift from oil to gas for power in the Middle East. Coal‑fired generation loses ground globally as…
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Impacts of Middle East conflict set to reshape energy investment plans as disruptions put focus on security
…on the other. These range from renewables and nuclear to coal, oil and gas, in some cases – as well as broader measures to strengthen electricity systems, expand electrification and accelerate energy efficiency.”The report projects that global energy investment will reach $3.4 trillion in 2026, a slight increase year-on-year. Around $2.2 trillion is expected to go to grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, nuclear, renewables, efficiency and electrification in 2026, while around $1.2 trillion is set to be invested in oil, natural gas and coal.Despite higher oil prices, oil investment is expected to decline for…
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How the crisis is reshaping energy investment
…towards grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, nuclear, renewables, efficiency and electrification in 2026, while around $1.2 trillion is set to be invested in oil, natural gas and coal.
Despite higher oil prices, oil investment is expected to decline for a third consecutive year in 2026. The report finds that uncertainty over the duration of the price spike, long project lead times, supply chain constraints and tighter offshore rig markets are limiting near-term spending responses outside the Middle East. At the same time, natural gas investment is projected to rise to the highest level in a decade, supported by…
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How the global landscape for energy investment is changing
…energy sources available domestically – including renewables, nuclear power, efficiency improvements and, in some cases, coal. Investment in renewable power generation projects is expected to total around $665 billion in 2026, with well over half of it going towards solar projects alone. Nuclear investment in 2026 is expected to be 75% higher than a decade ago, while coal investment is set to reach its highest level since 2012.
To better understand how investment choices impact energy security, our analysis looked back over the past decade. It found that cumulative investments in efficiency, electrification, biofuels and electricity generation from renewables and nuclear…
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Sara Moarif
Head of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) Unit. Sara Moarif has been head of the Environment and Climate Change Unit at the IEA since late 2019. In this role she oversees a range of internal and external work on energy and environment policy issues, from carbon pricing systems in the power sector to the climate resilience of energy systems, along with IEA participation in the OECD-IEA Climate Change Expert Group and parts of the IEA's international climate-related engagement.
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France d'Agrain
Former Energy Analyst.
