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That's certainly not the case. Fossil fuel consumption in the US has been flat for 50+ years, and falling on per capita basis, which didn't stop the economy fro
by anovikov 1y ago
That's certainly not the case. Fossil fuel consumption in the US has been flat for 50+ years, and falling on per capita basis, which didn't stop the economy from growing. It's even more pronounced for the world as a whole. From 1974 till today, output per joule of fossil fuels consumed increased 1.9x worldwide and 3.2x in USA.
- palata 1y agoCheck the global fossil consumption.
- anovikov 1y agoIt's even more pronounced on a global level. Per capital fossil fuel consumption increased only 14% since 1973 and then, 2/3 of worldwide population regularly starved, now only around 8% do.
- palata 1y agoAnd the European economy has been slowing down since 2007, which is... related to fossil fuels (peak conventional oil).