22 percent of the world's energy comes from renewable sources.
22 percent of the world's energy comes from renewable sources.
what percentage of the world's energy comes from renewable sources?
22 percent
based on ren21's 2014 report, renewables contributed 19 percent to our energy consumption and 22 percent to our electricity generation in 2012 and 2013, respectively. this energy consumption is divided as 9% coming from traditional biomass, 4.2% as heat energy (non-biomass), 3.8% hydro electricity and 2% electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. worldwide investments in renewable technologies amounted to more than us$214 billion in 2013, with countries like china and the united states heavily investing in wind, hydro, solar and biofuels. renewable energy resources exist over wide geographical areas, in contrast to other energy sources, which are concentrated in a limited number of countries. rapid deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency is resulting in significant energy security, climate change mitigation, and economic benefits. in international public opinion surveys there is strong support for promoting renewable sources such as solar power and wind power. at the national level, at least 30 nations around the world already have renewable energy contributing more than 20 percent of energy supply. national renewable energy markets are projected to continue to grow strongly in the coming decade and beyond.
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the renewable energy act (2008) legislates state policy to accelerate the development and use of renewable energy resources. under this act (section 6), mandated a minimum percentage of generation of electricity from renewable sources (a renewable portfolio standard (rps)). also under this act (section 7), a feed-in tariff system was implemented for electricity produced from renewable sources, giving producers the security of long term fixed prices. electricity utilities make net-metering agreements with qualified end-users of renewable energy systems. a minimum percentage of electricity from renewable sources for the off-grid missionary electrification system was also mandated.
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