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Reality Check: 85% Of Global Energy Consumption Based On Fossil Fuels

By Paul Homewood

 

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Despite a small drop in coal consumption, fossil fuels remain dominant, with a share of 85%.

Wind and solar in contrast contribute only a tiny 2.2%.

 

 

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Year on year, the increase in fossil fuel energy has been almost double that from wind and solar.

 

 

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Comparison of the two years shows how small the inroads are that renewable energy is making into total energy consumption.

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Surely it must slowly be dawning on even the most ardent advocates for renewable energy, that it will remain little more than an expensive sideshow for a long while to come yet.

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