Take a COOL Guess – the Fun Quiz on Clean Energy (and Global Warming Remedy). Today’s Topic: The World’s Total Energy Consumption

Question: What is the world’s total energy consumption, in Watts?

Answer: Can be found HERE.

Relevance: 80% of the Earth’s energy (the total you see on the Answers page) is generated by burning hydrocarbons – a process that’s clearly unsustainable. And every day we hear of a new solar or wind farm with a capacity of so many megawatts. But what does that really mean in terms of “moving the needle” toward clean energy?