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2024 global primary energy mix was ~86.7% fossil fuel, 13.5% low-carbon1. global fossil-fuel use hit all-time record in 20242.

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2024 global primary energy mix was ~86.7% fossil fuel, 13.5% low-carbon

The Net-Zero / Carbon-Credit / Climate-Finance Architecture:
“~86.7% fossil fuel, 13.5% low-carbon”
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global fossil-fuel use hit all-time record in 2024

The Net-Zero / Carbon-Credit / Climate-Finance Architecture:
“global fossil-fuel use hit all-time record in 2024”
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Total demand reached record 592–620 EJ

The Net-Zero / Carbon-Credit / Climate-Finance Architecture:
“592–620 EJ”
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coal hit all-time high ~165 EJ

natural gas rose 2.7%

wind/solar grew 16%

oil demand rose 0.8%

2024 global primary energy mix was ~86.7% fossil fuel, 13.5% low-carbon

The Net-Zero / Carbon-Credit / Climate-Finance Architecture:
“Energy Institute / Statistical Review of World Energy 2025, A”
VERIFIED — a word-for-word match in the stored source
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2024 global primary energy mix