Humans have already converted about 43 percent of the ice - free land surface of the planet to uses like raising crops and livestock and building cities, the scientists said. (treehugger.com)
The global temperature record represents an average over the entire surface of the planet. (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
It is quite clearly impossible, since by 2200 we would need to cover almost the entire land surface of the planet with solar panels just to provide Australia with its energy needs, which represents a meagre 0.33 % of the global population. (green-planet-solar-energy.com)