Almost 70 percent of the global primary energy demand was met by coal, natural gas, and oil in 2022. According to projections based on the current trend of the energy sector, fossil fuels will maintain a leading role in the primary energy sector until 2050. However, a significant effort to decrease carbon emissions would determine a shift to renewable energy.
Primary energy consumption worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050, by energy source and scenario
(in exajoules)
Characteristic
Oil
Natural gas
Coal
Renewable energy
Nuclear energy
2022
191
143
165
70
25
2050 Current Trajectory
146
170
108
173
37
2050 Net Zero
52
65
23
249
48
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The Current Trajectory scenario is based on current energy policies and decarbonization targets, assuming that carbon emissions will peak in the mid-2020s and decrease by around 25 percent by 2050. The Net Zero scenario explores a shift in policies and societal behaviors and the introduction of new technologies that would drive carbon emissions to decrease by 95 percent by 2050.
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BP. (July 10, 2024). Primary energy consumption worldwide in 2022, with a forecast until 2050, by energy source and scenario (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1605591/projected-global-energy-consumption-by-source-and-scenario/
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