Global energy demand is set to fall by 6% in 2020, the largest in 70 years, due to the coronavirus pandemic, an expert with the International Energy Agency said June 24, though S&P Global Platts Analytics expects a more moderate impact. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now There could be a 6% reduction in total global energy demand in 2020 compared to 2019 as a result of coronavirus-related lockdowns, Peter Fraser, head of gas, coal and power markets at IEA, said during a webcast seminar hosted by IEA and non-profit Electric Power Research Institute. But not every fuel is going to be affected in the same way, Fraser said, with fossil fuels impacted more than non-fossil fuels. The international energy market watchdog estimates there will be a […]