Which Countries Use the Most Fossil Fuels?

Although renewable energy is growing rapidly around the world, fossil fuels still make up a majority of the world’s energy use. In 2017, 81 percent of the energy the world consumed was oil, coal and natural gas. Nearly 15 billion metric tons of fossil fuels are consumed every year.

Water Stress Threatens Nearly Half the World’s Thermal Power Plant Capacity

< Blog Water Stress Threatens Nearly Half the World’s Thermal Power Plant Capacity By Aaron Kressig, Logan Byers, Johannes Friedrich, Colin McCormick and Tianyi Luo Many people point to renewable energy as the greatest threat facing fossil fuel power plants. New WRI research finds that the real threat may be water. When we overlaid areas of current […]