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40 Ministers from around the world gather to address the world’s energy and climate challenges
…including Secretary of State Alok Sharma of the United Kingdom – and leaders from civil society. The full list of participants is available below.Participants highlighted the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on their energy systems, underscoring the importance of finding ways to support clean energy transitions despite the current challenges. Key themes includes the need for greater innovation in areas such as hydrogen, the importance of inclusive and equitable recoveries, and how to make the electricity sector more resilient and sustainable."This Summit proves that international dialogue and collaboration can bring great value. It was an opportunity to inform…
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Global Energy Review 2021
The Global Energy Review 2021 will provide insights on the evolution of energy demand by fuel and region, and their related CO2 emissions, in 2021. Building on IEA analysis of the impacts of the Covid-19 on global energy demand in 2020, the report analyses the potential pathway for energy demand over the course of 2021 and its implications for CO2 emissions. Drawing on the latest statistical data and economic forecasts for 2021, the Global Energy Review 2021 will explore the factors affecting demand for electricity, oil, natural gas, coal, renewables and nuclear power.
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IEA and Singapore co-host Second Global Ministerial Conference on System Integration of Renewables
…and Germany, over 30 Ministers, Senior Officials, and CEOs gathered for an in-depth virtual dialogue on key power sector concerns, against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. Topics included accelerating investment in renewable energy technology and infrastructure, and pathways to develop resilient and flexible power systems.The IEA also launched Power Systems in Transition, its first report in an upcoming series on Electricity Security, highlighting the three key challenges to ensuring future energy security: Energy Transitions, Cyber Risks, and Climate Change.The event featured opening remarks by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Thailand, H.E…
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Carbon emissions fell across all sectors in 2020 except for one – SUVs
Sales of fuel-hungry sport utility vehicles grew to record 42% of global car market in 2020 Sales of fuel-hungry sport utility vehicles grew to record 42% of global car market in 2020 As global energy-related carbon emissions fell last year because of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, one sector saw emissions actually rising in 2020: sport-utility vehicles (SUVs). The world’s overall energy-related emissions fell by an estimated 7% this year, the largest drop in history and around five times the size of the decline in 2009 following the global financial crisis. But…
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Energy access improving, but international financial support still needed to boost progress and address disparities
…areas in developing economies. Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 finds that almost 92% of the world’s population now has basic access to electricity. Despite an improvement since 2022, which saw the number of people without basic access decrease for the first time in a decade, over 666 million people remain without access. This indicates that the current rate is insufficient to reach universal access by 2030. Clean cooking access is advancing but below the rates of progress seen in the 2010s, as efforts remain hobbled by setbacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, following energy price shocks…
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Launch of India Energy Outlook 2021
…The report explores the opportunities and challenges ahead for India as it seeks to ensure reliable, affordable and sustainable energy for a growing population. Using the latest available energy data, incorporating recent impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the report examines different pathways out of the crisis and the longer-term impacts on India’s energy supply, demand and investment.The India Energy Outlook is based on detailed modelling of a set of scenarios exploring how India’s energy sector might evolve between now and 2040. The report is presented as a series of in-depth ‘deep dives’ exploring cross-cutting issues such as: The…
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How the energy crisis is exacerbating the food crisis
…supply chains into sharp focus.According to the World Food Programme, the number of people facing acute food insecurity more than tripled between 2017 and 2021, and could further increase by 17% to 323 million this year as a result of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The surge in food prices since mid-2020 has been driven by factors such as the recovery in demand following the Covid-19 crisis, adverse weather impacts on supply, a growing number of trade restrictions on food products, and rapidly soaring input costs, notably energy and fertilisers.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has added…
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WEO week: The outlook for fuels
…the coming decades. This year’s exceptional circumstances require an exceptional approach, and the new Outlook explores in detail the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic for the energy sector and the near-term actions that could accelerate clean energy transitions.Following the release of the new Outlook, the IEA is hosting a series of live-streamed discussions on different aspects of the analysis, one each day at 2pm CET through the week beginning 16 November.The discussions will cover the impacts of Covid-19, the outlooks for electricity and for fuels, the pathways to net zero emissions, and the…
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Global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 2021
…driving up global energy-related CO2 emissions by over 2 billion tonnes, their largest ever annual rise in absolute terms Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by 6% in 2021 to 36.3 billion tonnes, their highest ever level, as the world economy rebounded strongly from the Covid-19 crisis and relied heavily on coal to power that growth, according to new IEA analysis released today.The increase in global CO2 emissions of over 2 billion tonnes was the largest in history in absolute terms, more than offsetting the previous year’s pandemic-induced decline, the IEA analysis shows…
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WEO week: Investing in clean energy transitions
…the coming decades. This year’s exceptional circumstances require an exceptional approach, and the new Outlook explores in detail the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic for the energy sector and the near-term actions that could accelerate clean energy transitions.Following the release of the new Outlook, the IEA is hosting a series of live-streamed discussions on different aspects of the analysis, one each day at 2pm CET through the week beginning 16 November.The discussions will cover the impacts of Covid-19, the outlooks for electricity and for fuels, the pathways to net zero emissions, and the…