Demand for oil as a primary energy source is projected to reach 62 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2040. Between 2015 and 2040, figures are expected to decrease by 13 million metric tons of oil equivalent. By comparison, renewables and waste sources primary energy demand is expected to increase in the period of consideration.
Projected demand for oil as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2040*
(in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
* Projected data is taken from the reference scenario, which is based on central estimates of economic growth and fossil fuel prices and contains all agreed policies where decisions on policy design are sufficiently advanced to allow robust estimates of impact (i.e. including 'planned' policies).
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (October 19, 2020). Projected demand for oil as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/508417/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Projected demand for oil as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. October 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/508417/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2020). Projected demand for oil as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/508417/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Projected Demand for Oil as a Primary Energy Source in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2040* (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/508417/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Projected demand for oil as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/508417/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Projected demand for oil as a primary energy source in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, October 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/508417/projected-primary-energy-demand-nuclear-energy/
