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Climate Facts: Renewable sources generate 29% of global electricity, says UN

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The complexities of climate change and its associated jargon can make it difficult to digest. TheCable’s quick climate facts will help demystify these concepts through easy-to-understand and straightforward explanations.

Here are some to keep at the tip of your fingers:

  • The United Nations says fossil fuels account for more than 80 percent of global energy production.
  • However, the organisation also said about 29 percent of global electricity comes from renewable sources.
  • The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) estimates that 90 percent of the world’s electricity can and should come from renewable energy by 2050.
  • Electricity from renewable sources could provide 65 percent of the world’s total electricity supply by 2030.
  • According to the UN, this could decarbonise 90 percent of the power sector by 2050, massively cutting carbon emissions and helping to mitigate climate change.



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