An Inconvenient Fact for Solar and Wind Subsidizers

In 2016, solar and wind provided just 0.8 percent of the total world's energy, even after trillions of dollars in taxpayer-extracted subsidies, and will reach only a 3.6 percent share of energy in 2040, according to the International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook 2017 forecast. The world's energy future of tomorrow, even almost a quarter century from now in 2040, will look very much like it does today, with fossil fuels supplying the large majority of our energy and renewables playing a relatively minor role as energy sources.