Melbourne: In 2022, the burning of fossil fuels provided 82 per cent of the world’s energy. In 2000, it was 87 per cent. Even as renewables have undergone tremendous growth, they’ve been offset by increased demand for energy. That’s why the United Nations earlier this month released a global stocktake – an assessment on how the world is going in weaning itself off these energy-dense but dangerously polluting fuels. Short answer: progress, but nowhere near enough, soon enough.
