103 24.72 percent, respectively. There has been a decrease in the use of oil and coal by 7 percent since the Paris Agreement in 2015, and an increase in the use of natural gas by 7 percent. On the other hand, renewable energy (hydro, wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, waste to energy) amounted to 12.55 percent of the energy mix. This represents an increase of 28 percent since 2015. Nuclear power supplied 4.31 percent of the mix. The share of renewables in the energy mix in the US amounts to only 9.93 percent, with most of the energy sourced from oil (37.06 percent), natural gas (34.12 percent), and coal (10.38 percent). China sources a massive 56.56 percent of its primary energy from coal, with 19.59 percent from oil, 13.43 percent from renewables, and 8.18 percent from natural gas. Europe is the leader in renewables, with 19.13 percent of their energy mix coming from green sources, with 33.8 percent from oil, 25.25 percent from gas, and 12.18 percent from coal. The Asia Pacific region sources its primary energy mostly from coal at 47.77 percent of the energy mix, with 26.33 percent from oil, 12.25 percent from gas, and only 11.36 percent from renewables. Africa is highly dependent on fossil fuels, sourcing 38.67 percent from oil, 29.63 percent from natural gas, 22.11 percent from coal, and only 8.85 percent from renewables. The Philippines is also highly dependent on fossil fuels, sourcing 41.01 percent from oil, 39.88 percent from coal, 7.58 percent from natural gas, and only 10.52 percent from renewables. Globally, renewables represent only 12.55 percent of the total energy mix, which is a 28 percent increase from 2015 to 2020. While science is clear on the adverse effects of fossil fuels, the present global energy mix shows that our supply of clean, renewable energy is not yet of sufficient scale to effectively replace carbon-based fuel. The challenge that confronts us, therefore, is to hasten the transition of the global economy towards clean energy. And all acts to obfuscate climate science and delay, derail, or obstruct this transition may be bases for liability. At the very least, they are immoral. States may, as part of their duty to human rights, enact and/or enforce laws to overcome these kinds of undertakings and hold parties accountable for them. https://ourworldindata.org/energy [hereinafter Ritchie, Roser, & Rosado 2020].

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