The International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecast that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be a turning point for the world's energy market and demand for fossil fuels will peak around 2030, while the shift to renewable energy will progress rapidly. .
This was revealed on the 27th in the "World Energy Outlook" compiled by the IEA once a year.
According to it, in response to the energy crisis after the invasion of Ukraine, as a result of the governments of each country stopping procurement of Russian natural gas and oil and promoting the introduction of renewable energy, the demand for all fossil fuels Around 2030, it is predicted that it will peak for the first time since the industrial revolution.
In addition, the world's largest exporter of gas and oil supplies will be halved by 2030.
On the other hand, a trial calculation of the policies announced by the governments of various countries and the movements of companies suggests that by 2030, the amount of investment in renewable energy in the world will reach 2 trillion dollars a year, or about 290 trillion yen in terms of Japanese yen, compared to the current level. We estimate an increase of more than 50%.
(Calculated at 1 dollar = about 145 yen)
At a press conference at the IEA headquarters in Paris, Director General Birol said, "We are at a turning point in the history of energy." emphasized that it is undoubtedly accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.