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BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

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Fossil fuels still dominated energy consumption with 87% market share, while renewables rose fastest but are still only 2% of the global total. There was a record decline in EU gas consumption (-9.9%) driven by the weak economy, high prices, warm weather and continued growth in renewable power generation. Renewables.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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produced fuels was further reduced by an accelerated shift away from coal, which in 2020 was down to 11 percent of primary supply, from 18 percent in 2000. These price increases were driven in part by a drop in wind-generated energy, the leading form of renewable energy on the European continent. Consumption of E.U.-produced

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