The graph above shows the proportion of global fossil fuel consumption that comes from coal, gas and oil. The data comes from the 2010 Statistical Review of World Energy from BP. Contrary to some claims, we are not nearly at the twilight of the coal industry. In fact, coal accounts for a greater share of global fossil fuel consumption than it has since 1969!
15 June 2010
King Coal
The graph above shows the proportion of global fossil fuel consumption that comes from coal, gas and oil. The data comes from the 2010 Statistical Review of World Energy from BP. Contrary to some claims, we are not nearly at the twilight of the coal industry. In fact, coal accounts for a greater share of global fossil fuel consumption than it has since 1969!