BP Energy Review

By Paul Homewood

https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/energy-economics/statistical-review-of-world-energy.html

The BP Energy Review for 2017 is now published, and again it is bad news for anybody who thought the Paris Agreement would make the slightest difference.

Globally, CO2 emissions are up 1.6% year-on-year, which is actually greater than the 2006-16 average growth rate of 1.3%.

Regionally emissions have increased throughout the world, with the exception of the US.

The story is the same as in previous years, with increasing renewable output unable to keep up with rising overall energy demand.

While renewables (excl hydro) output rose by 69 Mtoe total primary energy consumption increased by 253 Mtoe, rise of 2.2% (after adjusting for leap years). Fossil fuels inevitable filled most of the gap.

In overall terms, renewables still only account for a tiny 4% of primary energy, with fossil fuels dominating at 85%.