Open AccessWorld’s Heavy Dependence on Fossil Fuels Projected to Continue
Author(s) -
Randy Showstack
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo082549
Subject(s) - renewable energy , fossil fuel , natural resource economics , electricity , electricity generation , environmental science , economics , waste management , power (physics) , engineering , ecology , physics , biology , electrical engineering , quantum mechanics
The report forecasts a 2.8% annual increase in renewable energy through 2040, making it the world’s fastest growing source of energy for electricity generation.