> sliding towards having much less available energy to fund their lifestyles. How does that look different from "needing much less energy to fund their lifesty

> sliding towards having much less available energy to fund their lifestyles. How does that look different from "needing much less energy to fund their lifestyles" (due to efficiency gains and out-sourcing)? The UK economy has grown substantially in the past 20 years, while energy consumption has decreased: https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/08/03/uk-total-energy-consumption-falls-below-1965-levels/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/08/03/uk-total-energy...