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> Economic growth doesn't consume an exponential amount of resources Right now it does. GDP growth and resource use have been demonstrated to be pretty tightly
by aylmao 5y ago
> Economic growth doesn't consume an exponential amount of resources
Right now it does. GDP growth and resource use have been demonstrated to be pretty tightly coupled, so if economic growth is exponential so is resource use, afaik. It's worth noting that energy is also a resource; it is really hard to de-couple productivity from energy usage.
Check out this article, and Figure 1 specifically: https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/growth-without-economic-growth/growth-without-economic-growth https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/growth-without-econom...
- astrange 5y agoUS per capita energy use and total water use peaked around 1980: https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1407626765799878660 https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1407626765799878660 Total non-renewable energy use seems set to peak soon. Even ignoring tech improvements, economic growth comes from services, which means trading imaginary things between each other.
- aylmao 5y agoThe USA has also exported large amounts of its industry to other countries, hence it's important to look at global figures.