(It's worth noting that renewables only account for 26 % of
global electricity consumption by EVs today; the IEA expects this to increase to 30 % by 2022.)
Not exact matches
I don't trust government - reported statistics, thus I'd watch numbers that the Chinese government is less likely to fudge:
electricity consumption, which was down during the
global recession, same - store sales of American fast food restaurants in China, tonnage of goods shipped through railroads, and, though they may lag, sales
by American and European companies in China.
It sees coal as remaining dominant in the
electricity generation sector:
global consumption will rise
by 1.3 percent a year — from 147 quadrillion British thermal units of energy in 2010 to 180 quadrillion Btu in 2020 to 220 quadrillion Btu in 2040.
December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated
by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and
electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear
electricity capacity, led
by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected
global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global natural gas
consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy
consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated
by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired
electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy
consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use
by 2040
GCAM reference scenario results showing a
global GDP and population drivers, b
global primary energy
consumption by fuel source, c
global electricity production
by technology, and d
global allocation of land among major land cover and land use categories
Companies joining RE100 set a public goal to source 100 % of their
global electricity consumption from renewable sources
by a specified year.
For example, a
global shift to energy - efficient appliances and equipment — including lighting, air - conditioners, refrigerators, electric motors, ceiling fans and distribution transformers — would reduce
electricity consumption by over 10 per cent, save $ 350 billion annually in bills and reduce CO2 emissions
by 1.25 billion tonnes per year.
In the IRENA case,
electricity rises from 21 percent of total
global energy
consumption today to 40 percent
by 2050.
Experts agree that a shift in our energy and
consumption is necessary to avert catastrophe brought on
by global warming, yet there is strong resistance to a major move away from a coal - fired
electricity and oil - based economy to one based on alternative sources of renewable energy.
«Texas Decision Could Double Wind Power Capacity in the U.S.,» Renewable Energy Access, 4 October 2007; coal - fired power plant equivalents calculated
by assuming that an average plant has a 500 - megawatt capacity and operates 72 percent of the time, generating 3.15 billion kilowatt - hours of
electricity per year; an average wind turbine operates 36 percent of the time; Iceland geothermal usage from Iceland National Energy Authority and Ministries of Industry and Commerce, Geothermal Development and Research in Iceland (Reykjavik, Iceland: April 2006), p. 16; European per person
consumption from European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), «Wind Power on Course to Become Major European Energy Source
by the End of the Decade,» press release (Brussels: 22 November 2004); China's solar water heaters calculated from Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), Renewables
Global Status Report, 2006 Update (Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, 2006), p. 21, and from Bingham Kennedy, Jr., Dissecting China's 2000 Census (Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau, June 2001); Philippines from Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), «World Geothermal Power Up 50 %, New US Boom Possible,» press release (Washington, DC: 11 April 2002).
The Estée Lauder Companies, a
global leader in prestige beauty focused on makeup, skin care, fragrance and hair care with a diverse portfolio of 25 + brands sold in 150 countries, has joined RE100 with a commitment to source 100 % of its
global electricity consumption from renewable energy technologies
by 2020 — the company powered its operations with 45 % renewable
electricity in 2016.
Already sourcing over 80 % of its
global electricity consumption from renewable sources, the company aims to reach 100 %
by investing in solar and wind energy and converting diesel generators into lithium storage batteries for maximising its use of renewable power.
December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated
by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and
electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear
electricity capacity, led
by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected
global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global natural gas
consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy
consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated
by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired
electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy
consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use
by 2040
The total
global GHG emissions accrued to lighting
electricity consumption was estimated in 2005
by the IEA at 1,889 MtCO2 of which grid based lighting systems contribute to 1,528 MtCO2.
Curiously, the research points out that, assuming Bitcoin's
electricity needs continue growing at this rate, the
global mining
consumption could be greater than the UK's entire
electricity supply
by October next year.
He claimed that
by February 2020, the
electricity consumption of mining operations will be similar to the current
global consumption.
Many experts have expressed concerns about the gigantic
electricity consumption of cryptocurrency mining,
by arguing that it potentially damages the
global environment.