BP Plc has published is Statistical Review of World Energy for 66 years. This year’s data laid open the accelerating shifts in global patterns of energy production and consumption as economies move from fossil fuels to wind, solar and other renewable technologies. These charts show five of the most striking trends: 1. Coal’s Quickening Demise Coal production fell by the most on record last year as power producers switched to natural gas as well as wind and solar power. 2. Even China’s Turning Away This map shows that most of the world’s economies are turning away from coal, the most environmentally harmful fossil fuel. This includes the two largest, the U.S. and China, where three decades of rapid industrialization had seen consumption grow exponentially. 3. China’s Also Using Less Diesel Here’s another sudden shift that shows how China’s maturing economy is changing the energy industry. Consumption of diesel, the […]