• India was second biggest growth driver of primary energy consumption in the world, according to the 69th annual edition of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, released by BP, one of the world’s largest energy companies.
• The report highlights the global energy trends emerging prior to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
• China was the biggest driver of energy, accounting for more than three quarters of net global growth.
• The energy consumption is made up of oil, natural gas, coal, electricity and renewables.

Some key features in the report includes:

• The Global primary energy consumption growth slowed to 1.3 percent in 2019 (583.90 Exajoules (EJ)), less than half the rate of growth in 2018 (2.8 per cent).
• India’s consumption rose 2.3 percent to 34.06 EJ. The growth was lower than 5.2 per cent in 2018.
• India’s energy consumption was only behind that of China (141.70 EJ)
• The increase in energy consumption was driven by renewables and natural gas. All fuels grew at a slower rate than their 10-year averages, apart from nuclear.
• Carbon emissions from energy use grew by 0.5 percent in 2019.