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.
While the U.S. boom
in shale gas helped push the fossil fuel's share of total
global energy
consumption from 23.8 to 23.9 percent, coal also increased its share, from 29.7 to 29.9 percent, as demand for coal - fired
electricity remained strong across much of the developing world, including China and India, and parts of Europe.
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
Using air conditioners and electric fans to stay cool already accounts for about a fifth of the total
electricity used
in buildings around the world — or 10 % of all
global electricity consumption today.
Renewable energy is making impressive gains
in the
electricity sector, although these are not being matched
in transportation and heating — which together account for 80 % of
global energy
consumption.
In fact, the use of air conditioners and electric fans already accounts for about a fifth of the total electricity in buildings around the world — or 10 % of all global electricity consumptio
In fact, the use of air conditioners and electric fans already accounts for about a fifth of the total
electricity in buildings around the world — or 10 % of all global electricity consumptio
in buildings around the world — or 10 % of all
global electricity consumption.
In this second edition of the International Energy Efficiency Scorecard, we analyze the world's 16 largest economies, comprising more than 81 % of
global gross domestic product and about 71 % of
global electricity consumption.
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.
According to this http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/03/deaths-per-twh-by-energy-source.html nuclear energy avoids about 60 fatalities (
global average) per TWh from
electricity consumption, 90
in China, and 15
in USA.
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).
Over 70 percent of the increase
in global coal
consumption is to fuel India's power sector so that
electricity is provided to more of India's population.
The company aims to buy enough wind power annually to account for every unit of
electricity it consumes
in the US, with the total amount greater than the
global electricity consumption of many RE100 members.
Analysis
in the new WEO - 2017 showed that for the first time the largest share of
global subsidies that benefit fossil fuel
consumption went to keep
electricity prices artificially low (41 % of the
global total), ahead of oil (40 %) and natural gas.
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.
That is the surge
in global electricity consumption used to «mine» more Bitcoins.