Coal, Oil and Statistics

BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

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JUNE 13, 2012

Oil remains the world’s leading fuel, but its 33.1% Coal’s market share of 30.3% seen in 2010, according to the newly released BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2012. seen in 2010, according to the newly released BP Statistical Review of World Energy, 2012. World primary energy consumption grew by 2.5% Source: BP.

Coal

Coal Oil Renewable Saudi Arabia

Sasol to Study Viability of $10B Coal-to-Liquids Project in Indonesia

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DECEMBER 3, 2009

Sasol and the Indonesian government have signed a preliminary agreement to study the viability of developing a coal-to-liquids facility project in Indonesia, with estimated project cost of more than $10 billion. This is in line with Indonesia’s energy policy, which aims to diversify from oil to coal.”.

Indonesia

Indonesia Coal 2004 2000

New inventory of black carbon emissions from China finds 2007 levels higher than previously reported

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JULY 8, 2012

For the remaining sources, the following fuel consumption data were used: national data from the United Nations Statistics Division (1949?1970); 1979); provincial data from the China Energy Statistics Yearbook (CESY) (1980?2007); 1970); national data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) (1971? 2007 were used in this study.

2007

2007 Carbon Emissions China

Argonne study finds shale gas GHG lifecycle emissions 6% lower than natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline and 33% lower than coal; upstream methane leakage a key contributor

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DECEMBER 18, 2011

Gasoline section shows results for fuel derived from both conventional oil and oil sands. However, the range in values for shale and conventional gas overlap, so there is a statistical uncertainty whether shale gas emissions are actually lower than those of conventional natural gas. Credit: ACS, Burnham et al. Click to enlarge.

Gas

Gas Coal Emissions Gasoline

Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

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AUGUST 22, 2012

In 2010, developing countries spent roughly $193 billion, or 47% of all fossil fuel consumption subsidies, on oil while industrial countries spent roughly $28 billion. Oil demand would be reduced by 3.7 By 2035, oil demand would decrease by 4%, natural gas by 9.9%, and coal demand by 5.3%, compared with the baseline projection.

Renewable

Renewable International Fuel Energy

Haldor Topsoe and Yanchang form joint venture and build methanol catalyst facility in China

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JULY 29, 2021

Shaanxi Yangchang Petroleum, an energy & chemical giant in China, is engaged in efficient development, comprehensive utilization and deep conversion of petroleum, natural gas, coal, and other resources, ranking 265 among the Fortune Global Top 500. The year of 1907 saw the foundation of the first oil well in mainland China by Yanchang.

China

China Building Coal 2019

The New bp Statistical Review of World Energy — What Does It Mean?

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 22, 2022

The bp Statistical Review of World Energy is a venerable survey of the world’s energy production and consumption — the oil giant has been publishing it yearly since 1952.

Energy

Energy Oil Production Coal

Chinas 2008 GDP Up 9.6%, Unit GDP Energy Consumption Down 5.2%

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DECEMBER 26, 2009

China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revised key economic figures for 2008 following its second national economic census, including gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, energy use growth rate, and rate of reduction in energy use per unit of GDP. billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent, including 80.3

2008

2008 China Energy Coal

Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

The China Energy Group of the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) recently released the eighth edition of the China Energy Databook —the most comprehensive publicly available resource known to exist covering China’s energy and environmental statistics. Click to enlarge.

Environment

Environment Energy Coal United States

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

The report is based on recent results from the joint JRC/PBL Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), the latest statistics on energy use and various other activities. The consumption of oil products increased by 1.7% The consumption of oil products increased by 1.7% billion tonnes (Gt). in 2013 and 3.4%

2013

2013 Emissions Global CO2

BP: world on unsustainable path; growing divergence between demands for climate change action and pace of progress

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JUNE 12, 2019

BP released the 68 th annual edition of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy (BP Stats Review), a comprehensive collection and analysis of global energy data. Coal consumption (+1.4%) and production (+4.3%) increased for the second year in a row in 2018, following three years of decline (2014-16).

Climate Change

Climate Change Climate Coal Carbon

BP Energy Outlook 2030 sees emerging economies leading energy growth to 2030; global CO2 emissions from energy well above IEA 450 scenario

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JANUARY 19, 2011

Natural gas is projected to be the fastest growing fossil fuel, and coal and oil are likely to lose market share as all fossil fuels experience lower growth rates. OECD oil demand peaked in 2005 and in 2030 is projected to be roughly back at its level in 1990. Oil, excluding bio-fuels, will grow relatively slowly at 0.6%

Energy

Energy Economy Global Oil-Sands

RAND reports suggest US DoD use less petroleum fuel to deal with high prices, not count on alternatives

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JUNE 20, 2012

However, the US military can play an important role in promoting stability in major oil producing regions and by helping protect the flow of energy through major transit corridors and on the high seas, the reports suggest. In the lead report, Bartis notes that global oil supplies are finite and thus, at some point, oil production must peak.

Oil-Sands

Oil-Sands Price Turkey Fuel

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The use of coal as a fuel has now surpassed oil and developing countries now emit more greenhouse gases than developed countries, with a quarter of their growth in emissions accounted for by increased trade with the West. over the previous seven years.

2008

2008 Emissions Carbon Climate Change

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The report, which is based on recent results from the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR) and latest statistics for energy use and other activities, shows large national differences between industrialised countries.

Emissions

Emissions Global Transportation Industrial

New study finds US anthropogenic methane emissions 1.5 times higher than previously estimated by EPA

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NOVEMBER 26, 2013

oil and/or natural gas) are likely significantly greater than cited in existing studies. The EPA and EDGAR use a bottom-up approach, calculating total emissions based on emissions factors—the amount of methane typically released per cow or per unit of coal or natural gas sold, for example. Miller, Steven C. Wofsy, Anna M.

EPA

EPA Emissions United States 2013

MIT researchers build model simulating atmospheric transport of PAHs; how chemicals get to the Arctic

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Selin and Friedman use the global 3-D chemical transport model GEOS-Chem to track the day-to-day transport of PAHs—toxic byproducts of burning wood, coal, oil and other forms of energy that remain in the atmosphere for less time than other persistent organic pollutants regulated by global standards.

MIT

MIT Transportation Rhode Island Building

California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

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JULY 12, 2018

Due to the carbon price signal created by the Cap-and-Trade Program that makes fossil fuel generation more expensive, cleaner out-of-state electricity is increasingly taking the place of fuels such as coal. CARB also relies on statistical data from various state and federal government agencies in developing the statewide inventory.

2004

2004 2016 Emissions California

EU Wisely Stiffens Road Freight & Passenger Emissions Guidance

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MAY 13, 2024

A month ago, I spent some time assembling statistics on major geographies’ split of domestic freight tonnage across different modes: road, rail, and water. I was surprised to find that road freight was so much more dominant in Europe than rail compared to other major geographies. I think of Europe.

Emissions

Emissions Europe Water Climate Change

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

Cars That Think

JANUARY 18, 2023

When we turn up the heat in our homes and workplaces, we must balance our personal need for warmth with the global impact of burning fossil fuels like oil, gas, coal, and biomass. For combustion-based heating, fuels like oil and gas are stored and moved to where they can be burned.

Store

Store Solar Building Oil-Sands

List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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JUNE 5, 2023

Let’s see a quick statistic. Biodiesel is a renewable source of energy produced from veritable oil, animal fat, etc. It is a liquid alcohol fuel produced from a variety of feedstocks, including natural gas, coal, biomass, or even carbon dioxide. from automobiles, environmental pollution, depletion of fossil fuels, etc.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Gasoline Fuel Gasoline-Electric

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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JULY 17, 2015

Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. The combination of harvesting whole forests and burning long-sequestered carbon sources such as coal or oil has impaired the Earth’s carbon cycle at an increasing pace. Appendix A: PHEV compared to BEV for a zero CO 2 Society. Appendix E: PHEV and the Electrical Grid—fast charge v.

PHEV

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy

Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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MAY 5, 2014

These gases come from human activities such as combustion of coal and oil as well as natural sources such as emissions from plants. Ozone pollution is not emitted directly, but instead forms as a result of chemical reactions that take place between nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds in the presence of sunlight.

Ozone

Ozone Climate Change Pollution Climate

Trump plans to gut EV policy: What it might mean for jobs, auto industry, made in America

Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In July, Trump reportedly asked oil and gas CEOs for a $1 billion campaign donation in exchange for scrapping EV policies, halting wind energy expansion, and derailing other clean-energy policies that the industry opposes. The oil industry was reportedly not as excited about this as the campaign had anticipated. According to the U.S.

Auto Industry

Auto Industry Industrial Industry Auto

EV Driven

BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

Sasol to Study Viability of $10B Coal-to-Liquids Project in Indonesia

New inventory of black carbon emissions from China finds 2007 levels higher than previously reported

Argonne study finds shale gas GHG lifecycle emissions 6% lower than natural gas, 23% lower than gasoline and 33% lower than coal; upstream methane leakage a key contributor

Worldwatch: Fossil fuel subsidies continue to outweigh those for renewable energy; international pledges on reform unfulfilled

Haldor Topsoe and Yanchang form joint venture and build methanol catalyst facility in China

The New bp Statistical Review of World Energy — What Does It Mean?

Chinas 2008 GDP Up 9.6%, Unit GDP Energy Consumption Down 5.2%

Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

PBL/JRC: Global CO2 emissions increase to new all-time record in 2013, but growth is slowing down

BP: world on unsustainable path; growing divergence between demands for climate change action and pace of progress

BP Energy Outlook 2030 sees emerging economies leading energy growth to 2030; global CO2 emissions from energy well above IEA 450 scenario

RAND reports suggest US DoD use less petroleum fuel to deal with high prices, not count on alternatives

GCP Carbon Budget Finds Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Rose 2% in 2008 Despite Global Financial Crisis; Natural Sinks Not Keeping Pace With Increasing Emissions

Steep increase in global CO2 emissions despite reductions by industrialized countries; driven by power generation and road transport

New study finds US anthropogenic methane emissions 1.5 times higher than previously estimated by EPA

MIT researchers build model simulating atmospheric transport of PAHs; how chemicals get to the Arctic

California ARB: GHG emissions fell below 1990 levels for first time in 2016; down 13% from 2004 peak; transportation emissions up 2%

EU Wisely Stiffens Road Freight & Passenger Emissions Guidance

Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

Trump plans to gut EV policy: What it might mean for jobs, auto industry, made in America

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