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Red Sea chokepoints are critical for international oil and natural gas flows
Today in Energy Dec 4, 2023 | 13:00 pmThe Suez Canal, the SUMED pipeline, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are strategic routes for Persian Gulf oil and natural gas shipments to Europe and North America. Total oil shipments via these routes accounted for about 12% of total seaborne-traded[…]
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Global CO2 emissions rise through 2050 in most IEO2023 cases
Today in Energy Nov 30, 2023 | 12:00 pmWe project that global energy-related CO2 emissions from consumption of coal, liquid fuels, and natural gas will increase over the next 30 years across most of the cases we analyzed in our International Energy Outlook 2023 (IEO2023).
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Coal generation decreased in 2022, but overall U.S. emissions increased
Today in Energy Nov 29, 2023 | 13:00 pmU.S. coal-related CO2 emissions decreased by 7%, or 68 million metric tons (MMmt), in 2022 relative to 2021. This decrease was largely due to an 8% decline in coal-fired power generation because of retiring coal-fired generating capacity. Changes in electricity[…]
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Lower CO2 emissions are partially due to shifts in power generation sources
Today in Energy Nov 28, 2023 | 13:00 pmWe forecast the U.S. energy sector to emit about 4,790 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2023, a 3% decrease from 2022. Much of this decline results from lower electricity generation from coal-fired power plants due to higher[…]
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Electric vehicles and hybrids grow to a record-high 18% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales
Today in Energy Nov 27, 2023 | 12:00 pmSales of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicles (BEV) in the United States rose to 17.7% of new light-duty vehicle sales in third-quarter 2023, according to data from Wards Intelligence. Sales of hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and BEVs have accounted for[…]
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