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the rest of the world still has to catch up to these levels. Granted, they won't get to the absurd wastage levels of north america but they will continue to con
by eldaisfish 3y ago
the rest of the world still has to catch up to these levels. Granted, they won't get to the absurd wastage levels of north america but they will continue to consume more energy. Just looking at the energy levels in one country doesn't tell you much.
- giantrobot 3y agoDeveloping countries will increase their energy usage but have the benefit of buying things from developed countries. As we've seen developing countries today have been able to jump right to modern technology for infrastructure. They didn't need to build massive lines of analog telecommunications, they just jumped right to cellular and satellite technology. They can jump right to solar and other renewables as they electrify. They can skip incandescent lighting and go right to LEDs.
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- wmf 3y agoThis doesn't help much on the demand side but it will help if they go straight to clean energy.
- giantrobot 3y agoThe availability modern high tech items does help on the demand side. With LED lights a house, office, or school can be lit for a few tens of watts. Modern climate control can heat and cool buildings more efficiently than 40 years ago. Jumping to 3-5G cellular gets telecom for a fraction of the energy or resource investment of wired telecom while still providing high performance. Modern medicine reduces infant and maternal mortality and leads to lower birth rates.
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