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Global EV Outlook 2026 Manufacturing and trade
…about one-quarter were traded between major production and demand centres. China remains the world’s largest hub for manufacturing and trade of electric cars, capturing nearly 75% and 40% of the respective global totals. Primarily led by domestic carmakers, China’s 2025 production of 16 million electric cars outstripped domestic demand by 20%, pushing Chinese electric car exports to double to a record high of more than 2.5 million. At the same time, exports of conventional cars from China remained at a level relatively similar to 2024 – meaning that electric cars were the primary driver of growth in car exports…
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Copper prices have hit record highs, but smelters face mounting strategic pressures
…a build-up of US copper inventories due to tariff uncertainty. But they have also been underpinned by some underlying factors, such as challenges in developing new copper mines and the anticipation of strong demand growth from electrification and artificial intelligence (AI). Lower interest rates, a softer dollar, a broader investor shift into physical assets and significant financial speculation have also amplified upward pressure on prices.The confluence of forces shaping today’s copper market – strong structural demand growth and elevated prices – may be good news for producers. However, today’s situation is unusual in that the crucial midstream sector…
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Portugal
…supporting decarbonisation through a wide variety of measures, such as, coal-fired generation was phased out in 2021. Portugal is further developing its large hydropower fleet, including additional capacity of pumped hydro storage. Portugal is an international leader for integration of wind generation, and auctions are driving rapid deployment of PV and battery storage. Portugal is pushing for better electricity interconnections with the rest of Europe. Portugal’s National Energy and Climate Plan sets 2030 targets for emissions reductions, energy efficiency and renewable energy that aim to put the country a path to achieving cost effective carbon neutrality by 2050.
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Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency for Business Health and well-being
Energy efficiency can improve working conditions, increase employee productivity and reduce sick leave Energy efficiency improvements can enhance working environments and worker health. By reducing waste heat, air pollutants and other process inefficiencies, they lower health and safety risks while improving comfort and working conditions.In manufacturing, these effects can be direct. For example, in electronics manufacturing, conventional soldering requires thermal pre-heating cycles that exposes workers to high ambient heat as well as safety risks. Replacing this with induction heating enables localised heating of the material, reducing energy demand by around 70% while eliminating heat stress and safety hazards…
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Syria
The 2009 Syrian Law on Energy Conservation aims to fulfil the sustainable development requirements of the country and deploy various renewable energy applications. Private and public institutions must commit to energy efficiency practices, use renewables and high energy- efficiency equipment.
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State of Energy Policy 2026 Climate pledges
…4% per year from 2024 to 2035, and declining slightly by 0.3% if conditional commitments are met in full and on time. This represents a net deceleration from historical levels of annual emissions growth, which have hovered around 1.1% since 2010, and from the first round of 2030 NDCs submitted in 2016 (0.6%). However, it also implies a slower pace of abatement than the previous round of revised 2030 NDCs set at Glasgow, which included targets implying annual emissions reductions of about 1% until 2030.Advanced economies’ new NDCs imply the sharpest decrease in energy-related emissions…
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Financing the Modernisation of Power Systems Beyond Coal Executive summary
…to remain important for system adequacy, reliability and energy security. Recent disruptions in gas markets have reinforced this role, with governments in Southeast Asia increasing coal-fired power generation to maintain electricity supply and manage fuel supply risks.If operated for typical lifetimes and utilisation rates, the existing worldwide coal fleet would emit 330 gigatonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide (CO2) to 2100 – more than the historical emissions to date of all coal-fired power plants that have ever operated. Countries across developing Asia have added over 1 450 gigawatts (GW) of coal power since 2000. In 2024, the region accounted for nearly three…
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Universal Access to Clean Cooking in Africa Outlook for clean cooking in Africa
…cooking methods posing the most acute risks to human health, with almost 95% of urban households already having clean cooking access by that point. Southern Africa reaches universal access to clean cooking earlier than other regions, given current levels and policies, followed by West, East and then Central Africa.The ACCESS uses new geospatial analysis to assess the availability and affordability of all cooking solutions and the likely adoption pathway while optimising for more convenient, higher performing stoves. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) accounts for 61% of new clean cooking access by 2040, followed by electricity at 17%, modern biomass, bioethanol…
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Electricity Market Design
Building on strengths, addressing gaps Electricity markets play a central role in balancing supply and demand, guiding operational decisions and shaping investment outcomes. As systems change with higher shares of variable generation, greater decentralisation and evolving patterns of electricity use, the ability of market designs to deliver secure and affordable electricity has never been more critical. If market arrangements do not keep pace with these developments, the functioning of electricity systems could become more uncertain and more costly.This report provides a cross-regional assessment of how wholesale electricity markets and their complementary policy mechanisms are performing today. We find…
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Global Methane Tracker 2026 Key findings
No sign that global energy-related methane emissions fell in 2025 despite progress in some areas The fossil fuel sector accounts for around 35% of methane emissions from human activity, yet there is still no sign that methane emissions from fossil fuel operations are falling, despite well-known and proven mitigation pathways. Oil, gas and coal production output reached record highs in 2025, and the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that methane emissions from these activities total 124 million tonnes (Mt) a year: oil is the largest source at 45 Mt, followed by coal at 43 Mt, and natural gas at 36 Mt. A…
