Global CO2 emissions from energy are seen rising nearly 5% this year, suggesting the economic rebound from Covid-19 could be “anything but sustainable” for the climate, the International Energy Agency says. The IEA’s Global Energy Review 2021 predicted carbon dioxide emissions would rise to 33 billion tonnes this year, up …
Read More »Is the Cryptocurrency Really as Bad for the Environment as Critics Make It Seem?
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have received a lot of negative attention in recent months and years for their absolutely staggering energy consumption. Bitcoin alone consumes approximately the same amount of energy the Netherlands thanks to the extremely energy-intensive “mining” process in which miners hook up computers–in some cases entire warehouses …
Read More »Oil Hits One-Month Highs as IEA, OPEC Raise Forecasts
Oil prices rose on Thursday to the highest level in nearly a month, after jumping 5% in the previous session, driven by increased demand forecasts from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and OPEC as major economies recover from the pandemic. Brent crude was up by 16 cents at $66.74 a …
Read More »Grossi: IAEA’s Presence Is Expanding
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has a clear mandate, but the climate crisis and the economic impact of the pandemic mean that, on behalf of its Member States, it needs to have a more visible presence than has traditionally been the case, its director general said yesterday during the …
Read More »IEA Upgrades Oil Demand Growth Forecast for 2021 by 230,000 Barrels a Day
The International Energy Agency (IEA) upgraded the forecast for oil demand growth by 230,000 barrels a day to 5.7 million barrels a day (mbd), but noted that the post-COVID recovery remained fragile. Last month, the IEA also upgraded the forecast for world oil demand growth in 2021 by 0.1 mbd …
Read More »Goldman Sachs Sees Large Oil Demand Rebound this Summer
Goldman Sachs is still bullish on oil and anticipates strong demand that would require OPEC+ putting another 2 million barrels per day (bpd) on the market in the third quarter, after the around 2 million bpd that the alliance and Saudi Arabia decided to return between May and July. “We …
Read More »Japan Needs Steep Emissions Cuts from 2030, Energy Reforms for 2050 Climate Goal
Japan needs steep emission reductions as soon as possible, and latest from 2030 onwards, to meet its 2050 net zero carbon targets, along with accelerated gas and power market reforms and rapid development of low carbon power sources, the International Energy Agency said in its Japan 2021 Energy Policy Review …
Read More »IEA Says Global CO2 Emissions Rising again after Nearly 6% Fall Last Year
Global carbon dioxide emissions dropped by 5.8% in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic slowed economic activity, but they rebounded at the end of the year and are on course to rise further, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. Major economies led a rebound in December when emissions were 2%, …
Read More »IEA Says Oil Market Fragile
The International Energy Agency warned on Thursday the world oil market remains fragile, despite a recent recovery in prices, as tighter restrictions are imposed to curb more contagious coronavirus variants. At the same time, the IEA said the economic outlook was brighter overall, especially in the second half of this …
Read More »IEA Cuts Global Oil Consumption Estimates for 2021 as Virus Persists
The re-balancing of global oil markets remains “fragile” amid weaker estimates for demand and a recovery in supplies, the International Energy Agency said. The IEA cut forecasts for world oil consumption in 2021 by 200,000 barrels a day as the pandemic continues to limit travel and economic activity. It boosted …
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