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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXV–Decoupling Energy Use From Growth: More Bargaining

Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXV November 9, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Decoupling Energy Use From Growth: More Bargaining Today’s short piece is a comment I shared on an article by Nathan Surendran that highlights a debunking of the idea that energy can be decoupled from growth and thus reduce carbon […]

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German energy use drops 7% in H1 amid high prices – Ageb

German energy use drops 7% in H1 amid high prices – Ageb Photo: Shutterstock.com (Montel) Primary energy consumption in Germany fell 7% to 1,545 TWh in the first six months of the year, energy statistics group Ageb said on Wednesday, pointing to high energy prices and a weak economy. “According to the assessment of Ageb, […]

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The Real New Deal

The Real New Deal While we’re on the issue of the Green New Deal, here’s an article by Dr. D. with an intro by Dr. D., one he sent me in the mail that contained the actual article, and that I think shouldn’t go to waste. I hope he agrees. Waste being the key term […]

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The Need to Limit Energy Use

THE NEED TO LIMIT ENERGY USE ENERGY: AN ADDICTION OR A NECESSITY? Energy is arguably the most defining aspect of industrial civilization. For the first couple hundred thousand years of human existence, our ability to affect the world around us was limited by the amount of energy the human body can produce. It is estimated […]

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Energy round-up: tectonic shifts

Energy round-up: tectonic shifts Photo credit:   gnuckx Three things you shouldn’t miss this week Chart: Is the global economy becoming less energy intensive? Source: BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2015 Article: Fossil fuel divestment is rational, says former Shell chairman – Mark Moody-Stuart is also worried about the lack of industry progress in addressing climate change. Article: BP sees ‘tectonic […]

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Why the World’s Appetite for Oil Will Peak Soon

Why the World’s Appetite for Oil Will Peak Soon The conventional wisdom about steadily rising demand is wrong. Within two decades, global oil use will start to fall. When it comes to oil demand, the conventional wisdom is clear: Population growth and a rising global middle class guarantee that demand—and prices—will rise over the coming […]

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Dramatic UK Emission Drop Just a ‘Taste of What Could Be Achieved

Dramatic UK Emission Drop Just a ‘Taste of What Could Be Achieved UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 8.4 percent between 2013 and 2014, according to official figures released today by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Carbon emissions fell by 9.7 percent. A 23 percent reduction in coal use and record warm temperatures were the main […]

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Charts showing the long-term GDP-energy tie (Part 2 – A New Theory of Energy and the Economy)

Charts showing the long-term GDP-energy tie (Part 2 – A New Theory of Energy and the Economy) In Part 1 of this series, I talked about why cheap fuels act to create economic growth. In this post, we will look at some supporting data showing how this connection works. The data is over a very long time […]

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The Most Destructive Generation Ever – The Automatic Earth

The Most Destructive Generation Ever – The Automatic Earth. I’m afraid I got to delve into a particularly unpopular topics once again today. Blame it on Bloomberg. They ran a piece on the Silent Generation (people born between 1928-’45), which finds it self in a ‘sweet spot’ but refuses to spend enough. A funny problem: […]

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