Increasing the use of this solution from approximately 0.25 percent in 2014 to 1.85 percent of world electricity generation by 2050 would require an estimated US$ 719.24 billion in cumulative first costs. (drawdown.org)
Nuclear power, which emits almost no greenhouse gases, accounted for about 13.5 percent of world electricity generation in 2008, according to the IEA. (reuters.com)
Nuclear share of world electricity was calculated by dividing world nuclear electricity generation by total world electricity generation. (environmentalprogress.org)