World
+52%
Surge in LNG imports in the EU.
US LNG exports doubled in 2019, as new LNG plants were commissioned
New LNG production coming on stream in 2018 and 2019 contributed to a surge in LNG exports in the USA (+97%), Russia (+61%) and Australia (+11%)
Most LNG flows were directed to Asia but Asian LNG imports only grew by 1% in 2019, as the rise in LNG imports in China and India (+12% and +14%) was offset by lower imports in Japan and South Korea (-7% each), due to nuclear and renewable competition in the power sector.
The EU posted a 52% growth in its LNG imports, which surged by more than 140% in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands and by over 50% in Spain (strong demand in the power sector to offset reduced hydropower and coal-fired power generation).
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EU and UK energy-related CO2 emissions declined by 3.8% in 2019
According to the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, global CO2 emissions from energy combustion increased by 0.9% to 38 GtCO2 in 2019, driven by China (+3.4%, accounting for 30% of global emissions) and India (+1.6%, 7% of global emissions). Meanwhile, Japan (3% of global emissions) reduced its energy-related CO2 emissions by 2.1%, the United States (13% of total emissions) by 2.6% and Russia (5% of total emissions) by 0.8%.
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Jul
EU countries need to strengthen energy efficiency efforts to reach targets
According to the European Commission, primary energy consumption declined by 0.7% in 2018 (-0.1% only for final energy consumption), which is insufficient to meet the 2020 targets. The highest annual reductions in primary energy consumption were posted in Belgium, Austria and Greece, whereas the largest increases were observed in Estonia, Latvia and Luxembourg. Between 2005 and 2018, primary energy consumption decreased in all Member States except Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia and Poland. Primary energy intensity fell in all Member States between 2005 and 2018; however, it grew in Denmark, Estonia and Luxemburg in recent years (between 2015 and 2018).
30
Jun
Switzerland's final energy consumption slightly increased in 2019
According to the Swiss government, final energy consumption in Switzerland slightly increased in 2019 (+0.3%) due to cooler temperatures, economic growth (+0.9%), demographic growth (+0.7%) and increasing fleet of motor vehicles (+0.8%). This rising trend was offset by continued energy efficiency and substitution effects.
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Jun
France's GHG emissions declined by 0.9% in 2019 to 441 MtCO2eq
According to preliminary figures from Citepa, France’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions declined by 0.9% in 2019, from 445 MtCO2eq in 2018 to 441 MtCO2eq in 2019. This is due to a decline in GHG emissions from the residential and tertiary sector (-2.7%, i.e. -2.2 MtCO2eq, with a 2.3% drop for households and a 3.2% decline for services), in the energy sector (-0.7%, including -1.5% for power generation), and in waste processing (-2.2%). In 2019, CO2 emissions dipped by 1%, from 331.5 Mt to 328.2 Mt (-3.3 Mt), while methane emissions contracted by 0.7% (-0.4 MtCO2eq).
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