That said, there may be a case for reducing the total energy utilized. This does not seem to be happening.
Hopefully, the Jevon's Paradox will not apply.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
A (not entirely) contrary view may be seen here, with statistics and sources linked : https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/11/renewable-energy-is-not-enough.html
The last sentence is the key.
ReplyDeleteThat said, there may be a case for reducing the total energy utilized. This does not seem to be happening.
Hopefully, the Jevon's Paradox will not apply.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox
A (not entirely) contrary view may be seen here, with statistics and sources linked : https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2009/11/renewable-energy-is-not-enough.html
Regards,
Sekhar