As of 2018, fossil fuels dominated the fuel mix for primary and final energy, electricity generation, and carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. Around 40.6 percent of the final energy consumption globally was sourced from oil in that year, while renewable energies accounted for just one percent.
Fuel mix of the primary energy, electricity generation, final consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2018
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IEA. (January 20, 2020). Fuel mix of the primary energy, electricity generation, final consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105500/energy-electricity-generation-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-fuel-globally/
IEA. "Fuel mix of the primary energy, electricity generation, final consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2018." Chart. January 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105500/energy-electricity-generation-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-fuel-globally/
IEA. (2020). Fuel mix of the primary energy, electricity generation, final consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105500/energy-electricity-generation-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-fuel-globally/
IEA. "Fuel Mix of The Primary Energy, Electricity Generation, Final Consumption, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Worldwide in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105500/energy-electricity-generation-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-fuel-globally/
IEA, Fuel mix of the primary energy, electricity generation, final consumption, and carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105500/energy-electricity-generation-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-fuel-globally/ (last visited April 23, 2021)