International Energy Agency – Energy Efficiency, 2024

The International Energy Agency's "Energy Efficiency 2024" report provides a comprehensive analysis of global energy efficiency trends, highlighting a projected improvement in global primary energy intensity of about 1% in 2024, consistent with the rate in 2023 and approximately half of the average rate between 2010 and 2019. The report emphasizes the critical role of energy efficiency in reducing fossil fuel demand and lowering emissions, noting that in a pathway aligned with the IEA’s scenario for achieving net zero energy sector emissions by 2050, accelerating energy efficiency improvements can deliver over 70% of the projected decline in oil demand and 50% of the reduction in gas demand by 2030. It also underscores the need for enhanced policy implementation to achieve these targets.