Global oil demand 'could exceed pre-Covid levels without clean energy moves'

Figures from International Energy Agency dash hopes that world consumption had peaked

The world's oil demand could exceed pre-Covid 19 levels within the next two years unless concrete government action and legislation leads to a much stronger move towards clean energy, according to the International Energy Agency.

Figures from the global energy watchdog threaten to dash hopes that the world's consumption of oil may have peaked in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic caused oil demand to plummet by 9m barrels a day.