5/11/2023 0 Comments Istatistica review![]() Natural gas prices spiked, reflecting uptick in demand. If the countries of the OECD somehow ceased to produce any emissions immediately (impossible), the world’s emissions in 2021 would still have totaled 22.6 billion tonnes. The non-OECD countries are by far the largest source of emissions and the fastest growing source. The countries of the Asia-Pacific region produce over 52% of the world’s energy-related emissions. The United States has the highest emissions of any OECD country, and they were 4.7 billion tonnes in 2021, or 14% of the world total. The decline by the OECD totaled 1.55 billion tonnes and the increase by the non-OECD totaled 3.53 billion tonnes, more than twice as much.Ĭhina’s emissions in 2021 were 10.5 billion tonnes, or 31% of the world total. Perception 4: To attain the UN global emission reduction targets, the richer countries of the OECD must bear the largest share of the task of reducing global carbon dioxide emissions.ĭata summary: In 2021, the OECD countries produced 33.3% of global emissions from energy use, while the non-OECD countries produced 66.7%.įrom 2011 to 2021, emissions in the OECD countries declined by 14%, while those from the non-OECD increased by 19%. Verdict: The world is increasing its energy consumption due to increased economic activity and the gradual ending of the pandemic. Over the period 2011 to 2021 inclusive, primary energy consumption has increased by 14%. In 2021, however, it bounced back by 31 exajoules (5.8%) to 595 exajoules. Perception 1: The world is reducing its energy consumptionĭata summary: Primary consumption of all energy sources declined by 23 exajoules (4%) from 2020 to 2021 as a result of the direct and indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. I will state the common perception and then indicate whether the new data confirm or contradict it. With that in mind, I propose to summarize the highlights of this year’s review in terms of whether or not they support or contradict the common media perceptions concerning climate change and the alleged energy transition. For many people reading reports dealing mostly with numbers is an ideal cure for insomnia, or at least an exercise in boredom from which they derive few insights.
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