In the last 10 years though, there’s been a very large decline in “petroleum and other”
The colours are a bit confusing but I think this is actually a decline in coal usage.
I’d naively guess things to continue to be flat for a while as petroleum use decreases further; but at some point, I’d expect energy use to increase again.
They estimate ~35% increase over the next 30 years, roughly linearly, with renewables doubling over that period and natural gas staying more-or-less the same.
but I think this is actually a decline in coal usage.
Ah, my bad, thanks!
They estimate ~35% increase over the next 30 years
That’s pretty interesting. I’m somewhat sorry to see it’s linear (I would have hoped solar/battery tech would improve more, leading to much faster scaling, 10-30 years out), but it’s at least better than some alternatives.
The colours are a bit confusing but I think this is actually a decline in coal usage.
The EIA have a projection here.
They estimate ~35% increase over the next 30 years, roughly linearly, with renewables doubling over that period and natural gas staying more-or-less the same.
Ah, my bad, thanks!
That’s pretty interesting. I’m somewhat sorry to see it’s linear (I would have hoped solar/battery tech would improve more, leading to much faster scaling, 10-30 years out), but it’s at least better than some alternatives.