That's only because production has been moved to developing countries. Calculating consumption-based energy use (which includes energy "embodied" in things prod

That's only because production has been moved to developing countries. Calculating consumption-based energy use (which includes energy "embodied" in things produced elsewhere, but consumed in the US), things look less great. See https://eeb.org/library/decoupling-debunked/ https://eeb.org/library/decoupling-debunked/ p. 21 (in the context of decoupling of material use and GDP growth)