Coal dominated world energy markets last year, supplying the biggest share of demand since 1970, according to an annual review by BP Plc. Consumption grew three percent last year, driven by coal use in developing nations, according to a statement today from Europe’s third-largest oil company. Use of renewables such as solar and wind also reached a record, accounting for 2.7 percent of all energy demand. The findings are another indication that consumers are prioritizing cheap fuels over efforts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming. --Nidaa Bakhsh, Bloomberg, 16 June 2014