”In the absence of catastrophic events we will need more energy today than we needed yesterday.” In developed economies, this hasn’t been true in recent years.

”In the absence of catastrophic events we will need more energy today than we needed yesterday.” In developed economies, this hasn’t been true in recent years. Energy use (electricity, gas, coal, etc) peaked during the 2000s and has been mainly in decline since, despite economic and population growth. Through improved technology, we have been able to extract more economic value from less energy. Hopefully this trend will continue.