how much of the world's energy comes from fossil fuels and could we replace it all with renewables?
- Written by Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University
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- ^ 2.2% (ourworldindata.org)
- ^ 1.1% (ourworldindata.org)
- ^ accounts for 12% (web.stanford.edu)
- ^ half as much (www.sciencedirect.com)
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