by David Middleton, September 12, 2018 in WUWT

Statistical Review of World Energy

Global primary energy consumption grew strongly in 2017, led by natural gas and renewables, with coal’s share of the energy mix continuing to decline

Energy developments

• Primary energy consumption growth averaged 2.2% in 2017, up from 1.2 % last year and the fastest since 2013. This compares with the 10-year average of 1.7% per year.
• By fuel, natural gas accounted for the largest increment in energy consumption, followed by renewables and then oil.
• Energy consumption rose by 3.1% in China. China was the largest growth market for energy for the 17th consecutive year.

Carbon emissions

• Carbon emissions increased by 1.6%, after little or no growth for the three years from 2014 to 2016.

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