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Where does our energy come from - and how much is renewable?
If you think the world should be powered by renewables, here's the bad news: we have a long way to go. The main pie chart shows the percentage of US energy (not world energy) supplied by different fuels, including renewables (the small green slice). The bar chart on the right breaks the renewables up further.
It's amazing that the Sun supplies virtually all of Earth's energy, one way or another, yet only 1% of the 7% that's renewable (or 0.07% of the total) comes from solar power.
This chart is from our article on renewable energy.
It's based on 2008 figures and redrawn from US: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, US Department of Energy, published 2010.
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Where does our energy come from - and how much is renewable?
If you think the world should be powered by renewables, here's the bad news: we have a long way to go. The main pie chart shows the percentage of US energy (not world energy) supplied by different fuels, including renewables (the small green slice). The bar chart on the right breaks the renewables up further.
It's amazing that the Sun supplies virtually all of Earth's energy, one way or another, yet only 1% of the 7% that's renewable (or 0.07% of the total) comes from solar power.
This chart is from our article on renewable energy.
It's based on 2008 figures and redrawn from US: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, US Department of Energy, published 2010.
Our images are published under a Creative Commons Licence (see opposite) and are free for noncommercial use. We also license our images for commercial use. Please contact us directly via our website for more details.