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Global Hydrogen Review 2026 Executive summary
…than 10% of global refining capacity, ammonia and urea production, and close to 17% of methanol production. Several refineries and petrochemical plants have halted operations due to supply disruptions and the impossibility of exporting their products or to military attacks, which in some cases have damaged hydrogen production units. Restarting operations and reaching pre-conflict activity levels will take weeks and even months in the case of damaged facilities.The consequences of the conflict reach far beyond the Middle East as the region is a major player in global trade for hydrogen-based products. Much of the production output of…
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Daniel Crow
Energy Modeller - World Energy Outlook.
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Global EV Data Explorer
Explore historical and projected data on electric vehicles sales, stock, charging infrastructure and oil displacement
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Cecilia Tam
Head of Energy Investment Unit.
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Energy Efficiency 2024 Does a heat pump work in a house with poor insulation?
Even with poor insulation, heat pumps still save energy As well as reducing CO2 emissions, a heat pump can use three to five times less energy than an efficient gas boiler. However, an often-heard argument when considering replacing a gas boiler is that the house needs to be well-insulated for the heat pump to work. Heat pumps do work best in a well-insulated house because their heat output is at a lower temperature than a traditional boiler, and they perform best when providing a consistent heat output with minimal heat losses. If a house loses a lot…
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Global Methane Tracker 2026 Addressing methane in the marketplace
…significantly weakened.Conversely, an import standard could drive deeper methane cuts in exporting countries if companies extended abatement beyond the volumes destined for regulated markets. Such spillovers could arise if the countries or companies affected by the standard reduced the emissions intensity of a greater share of their oil and gas production. For example, if exporters to the European Union, United Kingdom, Japan, Korea and China achieved a 0.2% upstream intensity across all exports, regardless of the destination, global methane emissions would fall by 17 Mt.A coordinated emissions import standard can strengthen energy security for importing countries. If countries…
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Energy End-uses and Efficiency Indicators Data Explorer
Explore energy and emission data by country, end-uses and product, from 2000 onwards in four sectors (residential, services, industry and transport) for IEA member countries and beyond
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Noah Sloots
Former Energy Analyst.
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Global Methane Tracker 2025 Understanding methane emissions
…years, compared with centuries – but it absorbs much more energy while it remains in the atmosphere. Methane also affects air quality because it can lead to ground-level (tropospheric) ozone, a dangerous pollutant. Methane leaks also present explosion risks. The latest Global Methane Budget estimates annual global methane emissions to be around 610 Mt, with human activity responsible for almost two‑thirds of the total and natural sources accounting for the rest. IEA analysis suggests that the energy sector was responsible for around 145 Mt of methane emissions in 2024 – more than 35% of the total amount attributable to human activity…
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Zoe Hungerford
Former Energy Analyst.
