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Improving energy supply methods would have been tough without future knowledge. Reducing energy consumption was however much more doable. For example, the West
by yyyk 5y ago
Improving energy supply methods would have been tough without future knowledge. Reducing energy consumption was however much more doable.
For example, the West switched quickly from Incandescent bulbs to CFLs to LEDs in the 2010s. But CFLs was arguably doable in the late 1970s, definitely in the 1990s. We could have had a far earlier CFL transition, saving decades of incandescent bulbs.
- qeternity 5y ago> Reducing energy consumption was however much more doable. This I agree with 100% but is generally not something people have been keen to do. They want to drive more, air condition more, eat more animal protein, fly to more places, etc. The last 80 years of prosperity have been driven by increased consumption. And nobody seems keen to be the generation of "less is more".