For the last 50 years, burning fossil fuels have provided ~80% of humanity's energy needs.
It has taken longer than many of us would like, but the rapid growth in solar and wind is now poised to take a large bite out of fossil fuels' share over the next 10-20 years.
It has taken longer than many of us would like, but the rapid growth in solar and wind is now poised to take a large bite out of fossil fuels' share over the next 10-20 years.
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Graph should be about FINAL enery.
(Direct measurements of global final energy are unavailable for this far into the past).
Fascinating that they didn't even consider any renewables in the 80s.
% is the worst possible measure
Oil diminished, coal diminished, natural gas is replenished over dump sites due garbage breaking down can be used for heating but not beyond region produced.
Solar exceeds capacity production.
Sun is everywhere.
Might have been more without Three Mile Island in 1979