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Another way to meet energy demand is to reduce population. Which already started to happen by itself in many developed countries. As standard of living raised g
by vl 7y ago
Another way to meet energy demand is to reduce population. Which already started to happen by itself in many developed countries. As standard of living raised globally, it’s probable that population will plato or decline. (With this said, I still think nuclear energy is the best option until fusion comes through).
- Dylan16807 7y agoPower plants need to be built, maintained, and rebuilt in proportion to the amount used. Which is proportional to population. So the per-capita effort spent on power plants is roughly constant, whether you have 1 billion people or 10 billion people. Reducing population doesn't make it all that much easier to meet energy demand. The efficiency of power use and the types of plants we choose to build are much more important.