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Global LNG trade growth is expected to slow to 4% in 2022, following year-on-year growth of 6% last year on the back of strong economic recovery in Asia, the International Energy Agency said Jan. 31. In its latest quarterly gas market report, the IEA said the LNG demand expansion in …

Global oil markets look tighter than previously thought as demand suffers surprisingly little impact from the latest coronavirus strain while supplies are curbed by disruptions, the International Energy Agency said. The surplus facing world markets this year is shrinking, with oil demand — slightly upgraded from last month — on …

Europe’s largest economy, Germany, is expected to become a net importer of electricity in 2023 for the first time since 2002 due to retiring coal plants and the nuclear phase-out, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. Germany plans to switch off all its remaining nuclear power generators by …

If you’ve unlocked some recent International Energy Agency (IEA) data for a few thousand dollars, it could be the last time you are required to do so. The IEA is suggesting that it could make all its data and analyses free and available to all, Quantum Commodity Intelligence reported on …

As part of its pledges during the COP26 climate summit last month, India—where coal currently accounts for around 70% of electricity generation—committed to net-zero emissions by 2070, and 500 gigawatts (GW) of installed renewable energy capacity by 2030. In late October, an expert committee appointed by the power ministry submitted …

Global coal-generated power demand is expected to hit record highs this year, threatening the world’s net-zero targets aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Power generation from coal globally is expected to jump by 9 per cent in 2021 to an all-time high of 10,350 …

The European Union (EU) is reportedly reconsidering its position on extending long-term natural gas contracts beyond 2049 as part of reforms in its natural gas market to meet the net-zero by 2050 goal. Should the European Commission’s proposal be endorsed by EU heads of state and government this week, putting …

The Omicron coronavirus variant will slow the recovery in global demand for oil but the market will be “more comfortable” in 2022, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. The oil market “appears to stand on a better footing than it has for some time,” the IEA wrote in its …

The Energy Efficiency Hub – a global platform for collaboration aimed at delivering the social, economic and environmental benefits of more efficient use of energy – has been launched at an event hosted at the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris. The Hub’s initial 16 members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, …

A record volume of renewable energy is expected to come online in 2021, with 290 gigawatts of new capacity. That surpasses 2020’s record, when renewables accounted for all of the new electricity capacity installed worldwide. Renewables have grown quickly in recent years, but are now entering a faster phase of …