The global transition away from fossil fuels is occurring extremely slowly: fossil fuels declined from 87% to 81% of primary energy from 1971 to today, suggesting a complete transition would take four to nine centuries at current rates, not by 2050.
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“If we take the fastest decline, it'll probably be done in, I don't know, four centuries. More likely, we'll be done in nine centuries.”
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An Inconvenient Truth: Our climate policies cant save the environment. So what will? | Bjorn Lomborg— Alliance for Responsible CitizenshipCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:11:54 AM
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