Lomborg is right here. This graph (2.7, page 2) shows IEA projecting 3-4% of 2035 primary energy to be "other renewables" (including wind, solar, and geothermal

Lomborg is right here. This graph (2.7, page 2) shows IEA projecting 3-4% of 2035 primary energy to be "other renewables" (including wind, solar, and geothermal, by their definition). Biomass (wood burning in the 3rd world) is much larger. http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/media/weowebsite/2011/key_graphs.pdf http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/media/weowebsite/2011/key_... There's no discrepancy. Renewable electricity may be 1/3rd of the 2035 electricity supply, in that forecast; but wind and solar are only a fraction of renewable electricity, and electricity is only a fraction of energy. Dams are also renewable electricity. And non-electric energy (oil fuels) are even larger than electricity. (I'm still looking for the actual numbers (a lot of the IEA publications are paid-access); I'll update this comment when I find them). (edit: tables are here starting on page 544: http://www.scribd.com/doc/72512781/World-Energy-Outlook-2011 http://www.scribd.com/doc/72512781/World-Energy-Outlook-2011)