Auswirkung des Coronavirus auf  Energieverbrauch infographic
Grafik zeigt die Änderung des globalen Energieverbrauchs seit 1900, und die prognostizierte Änderung in 2020 in Relation zu 2019.
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Globaler Energieverbrauch wird 2020 um 6% sinken

May 4, 2020 - Der globale Energieverbrauch ist 2020 auf bestem Wege um sechs Prozent zu fallen – der stärkste Rückgang in 70 Jahren – berichtet die Internationale Energie Agentur (IEA), die die Auswirkungen der Coronavirus Pandemie untersucht hat.

The impact of coronavirus disease (Covid‑19) on energy demand in 2020 would be more than seven times larger than the impact of the 2008 financial crisis, the IEA says. In absolute terms, the decline is equivalent to losing the entire energy demand of India, the world’s third-largest energy consumer.

The projections are based on the assumption that the lockdowns are progressively eased in most countries in the coming months, accompanied by a gradual economic recovery.

Almost every part of the energy sector is expected to be hit by the pandemic, according to the report. In the first quarter of 2020, energy demand fell 3.8% on the year, erasing all growth from 2019.

Electricity demand is set to fall 5% in 2020, the largest slump since the Great Depression in the 1930s. Coal is expected to decline 8% this year, the most since World War ll. Even natural gas demand is slated to fall 5% in 2020 after a decade of uninterrupted growth.

The only energy source that is expected to grow in 2020 is renewables, the report said.

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PUBLISHED: 04/05/2020; STORY: Graphic News
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