If oil vanished today, these and many other vital products and services that use oil or its derivatives would vanish too.
The World Energy Report for 2022, published by the UK-based Energy Institute and consulting firms KPMG and Kearney, noted that fossil fuels constituted 82% of global energy in 2022.
This is comparable to OPEC's latest world oil outlook and represents a similar level to 30 years ago.
The bottom line is that it is possible to invest heavily in renewables while continuing to produce the oil the world needs today and in the coming decades.
Similarly, in the EU, vehicles using petrol or diesel still accounted for around half of all car sales in 2022.
Persons:
BEV, BEVS
Organizations:
Transportation, Energy, Energy Institute, KPMG, Kearney, Toyota Prius, U.S . National Automobile Dealers Association, EU
Locations:
U.S, China, Paris