"Energy and real GDP per capita, aggregate figures for G7 countries" seems the most telling to me. The world hit a limit in the rate of energy production, but

"Energy and real GDP per capita, aggregate figures for G7 countries" seems the most telling to me. The world hit a limit in the rate of energy production, but governments wanted (depended on?) continued growth, so various mechanisms overspending were pursued. The result was inflation, which surfaces everywhere and affects everything.