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Energy demand soared in 2024 as heat waves drove consumption
Consumption of energy from renewables and fossil fuels surged in 2024 because of rising global demand for electricity, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.
The IEA said that 2024’s sharp increase was driven by record global temperatures, which boosted demand for cooling in many countries, as well as by rising consumption from industry, the electrification of transport, and the growth of data centres and artificial intelligence. According to the report, intense heatwaves in China and India – which pushed up cooling needs – contributed more than 90% of the total annual increase in coal consumption globally, highlighting the major impacts extreme weather can have on energy demand patterns. Clearly neither Los Angeles burning out west, nor the unusually cold weather in the east that drove the inauguration ceremonies indoors, could persuade incoming President Trump that pulling out of the Paris Agreement was anything but a good idea.
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