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=== How did the idea of the company come about? === | === How did the idea of the company come about? === | ||
The idea of the company came about when the now founding team of the company realised that the current way that humankind is meeting its energy needs is unsustainable and bad for the | The idea of the company came about when the now founding team of the company realised that the current way that humankind is meeting its energy needs is unsustainable and bad for the environment.<ref name=":9">https://www.tesla.com/en_GB/blog/secret-tesla-motors-master-plan-just-between-you-and-me</ref> | ||
Currently, an estimated 85% of the world's energy needs are met by burning fossil fuels<ref>https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/30797/EGR2019.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</ref>, and energy production and consumption are responsible for 76% of annual human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.<ref name=":1">https://www.climatewatchdata.org/ghg-emissions?breakBy=sector&chartType=percentage&end_year=2018§ors=total-including-lucf&start_year=1990</ref><ref name=":2">https://www.wri.org/insights/4-charts-explain-greenhouse-gas-emissions-countries-and-sectors</ref> | Currently, an estimated 85% of the world's energy needs are met by burning fossil fuels<ref>https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/30797/EGR2019.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</ref>, and energy production and consumption are responsible for 76% of annual human-caused greenhouse gas emissions.<ref name=":1">https://www.climatewatchdata.org/ghg-emissions?breakBy=sector&chartType=percentage&end_year=2018§ors=total-including-lucf&start_year=1990</ref><ref name=":2">https://www.wri.org/insights/4-charts-explain-greenhouse-gas-emissions-countries-and-sectors</ref> |