2019 BP Energy Review charts, links and comments

Sources:

brief summary:

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

full Report pdf:

https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/business-sites/en/global/corporate/pdfs/energy-economics/energy-outlook/bp-energy-outlook-2019.pdf

Global emissions 

of carbon dioxide 

climbed again 

last year, up by +2%

from the year before, 

according to the

new 2019 BP 

Energy Review.

Since 2010, 

CO2 emissions 

have grown 

by 9%:

Increases in CO2 emissions 

in the US, China, India and

the ROW ("rest of the world"),

have overwhelmed 

reductions in Europe:

Increased demand for energy, 

up +2.9% year-on-year 

is driving higher CO2 emissions:

Renewables 

capacity growth

can't keep up with 

increased demand, 

never mind 

replacing fossil fuels, 

whose use 

continues to grow:

Renewable energy 

is still making 

a tiny contribution 

to energy demand:

The UK is leading

in deployment of

wind and solar power:

Cobalt and lithium,

both used for 

rechargable batteries,

have had 

big price increases 

in the past few years: