Tag: IEA

Global electricity demand to keep growing robustly through 2026 despite economic headwinds

Stuart Mitchell

Renewables, natural gas and nuclear are set to meet the additional demand as the world’s use of electricity rises for industry, appliances, air conditioning, data centres, EVs and more Global electricity demand is expected to expand at one of the fastest sustained paces in over a decade despite ongoing economic pressures, according to a new IEA report, with renewables, natural gas and nuclear all contributing to meet the additional demand. Electricity demand is set to rise by 3.3% in 2025 and 3.7% in 2026 – more than twice as fast…

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New episode of Everything Energy podcast explores the changes taking place in oil markets

Stuart Mitchell

A new episode of the IEA podcast Everything Energy examines the outlook for oil markets at a turbulent time characterised by geopolitical strains and heightened uncertainty about global economic prospects. In the episode, which is now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, we hear from Toril Bosoni, the Head of the IEA’s Oil Industry and Markets Division. Her team recently published its Oil 2025 report, which provides in-depth analysis of the latest data and forecasts for oil supply, demand, refining and trade dynamics through 2030. She speaks about the forces shaping oil markets today and how…

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New IEA report assesses emissions from LNG supply and maps out opportunities to reduce them

Stuart Mitchell

Analysis shows release of greenhouse gases from liquefied natural gas supply chain could be cut by more than 60% using today’s technologies Drawing on the latest data, an IEA report released recently provides a comprehensive new estimate of greenhouse gas emissions from across the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain and identifies key opportunities to bring them down. Assessing Emissions from LNG Supply and Abatement Options examines upstream production, processing, pipeline transmission, liquefaction, shipping and regasification worldwide. The report estimates that greenhouse gas emissions associated with global LNG supply…

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More than 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide this year is set to be electric as EV sales continue to grow

Stuart Mitchell

Despite significant uncertainties, electric cars’ market share is on course to exceed 40% by 2030 as they become increasingly affordable in more markets, new IEA report shows Following another year of robust growth, global sales of electric cars are on track to surpass 20 million in 2025, accounting for over a quarter of cars sold worldwide, according to the new edition of the IEA’s annual Global EV Outlook. The report, out today, shows that despite recent economic headwinds that have put pressure on the auto sector, global sales of electric…

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IEA workshop on sustainable fuels highlights need for global ambition to support uptake

Stuart Mitchell

The IEA recently convened a workshop on sustainable fuels, bringing together more than 80 experts from governments, industry, international organizations and civil society to discuss how to support their adoption around the world. The event on 29 April, which was hosted in collaboration with Brazil’s COP30 Presidency, underscored the critical importance of establishing a global level of ambition for the deployment of sustainable fuels and the need to seek international alignment across carbon accounting frameworks. Sustainable fuels, such as liquid biofuels, biogases, hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels, complement the electrification of…

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