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Are we heading towards doom or making progress? What the latest EI Statistical Review reveals
2/7/2025
8 min read
Feature
Publication of the Energy Institute’s Statistical Review of World Energy offers striking insights into global energy trends, drawn from a wealth of data collected over the past year. As Energy Institute Chief Executive Officer Nick Wayth CEng FEI pointed out at the launch event: ‘We are living through a period of immense transformation, but not in a linear or coordinated way.’ New Energy World Features Editor Brian Davis reports.
This year’s EI Statistical Review is focused on 2024, throwing a fascinating spotlight on how the energy transition is progressing and revealing sharp contrast across regions, different fuels and the technologies deployed.
Produced by the Energy Institute in collaboration with Kearney, KPMG, Heriot Watt University and S&P Global as Knowledge Partner, the Statistical Review of World Energy offers a unique overview of world energy data. Doomscrollers will find food for thought, while there are also signs of progress, although the pace of transition still needs to accelerate significantly to meet COP28 goals.
Three central themes emerged from this year’s Review, said Wayth. Namely, the surge of global energy demand and production; the increasingly disordered energy transition; and the accelerating role of electricity.