NUMBER PICTURES FROM THE CLIMATE CHANGE FIGHT
These 5 charts show why the world is still failing on climate change
Brad Plumer, June 20, 2014 (VOX)
“…Al Gore has a hopeful new essay in Rolling Stone…[arguing a powerful shift is taking place but it's] hard to see this shift in the numbers…The world has basically made zero progress in moving away from fossil fuels…[Stats from BP's new Statistical Review of World Energy 2014 in the two charts below and three more here show that]…1) Clean energy is growing worldwide. But fossil fuels have grown even faster…2) The world's energy system hasn't gotten any cleaner since 1999…3) The world is using more coal than ever before…4) Renewable power is surging, but it's still relatively small…5) As a result, global carbon-dioxide emissions keep rising…” click here for more
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