ENERGY CONSUMPTION STATISTICS #1 “World Per Capita Annual Primary Energy Consumption by Fuel ” a 761% rise from 1850 to 2007 made up of 82% renewable biomass (wood) in the 1850s made up of 89% non- renewables (fossil fuels) in 2007 Turner, C. (2009, June). An inconvenient talk: Dave Hughes’s guide to the end of the fossil fuel age. The Walrus

ENERGY CONSUMPTION STATISTICS #2 World’s current population is 5.3x what it was in 1850 Per capita energy consumption is 8.6x 1850 Total energy consumption is 45x 1850 Turner, C. (2009, June). An inconvenient talk: Dave Hughes’s guide to the end of the fossil fuel age. The Walrus

ENERGY CONSUMPTION STATISTICS #3 90% of all oil ever burned by humanity has been since 1959, half of that since % of all natural gas ever burned has been since 1964 Half of all coal humanity has ever burned has been since 1972 Turner, C. (2009, June). An inconvenient talk: Dave Hughes’s guide to the end of the fossil fuel age. The Walrus