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No, consumption fell in the 1970s and 1980s, but rose again after that, until the 2008 crisis, when it did fall again. But it is higher than the time of the oil
by justincormack 12y ago
No, consumption fell in the 1970s and 1980s, but rose again after that, until the 2008 crisis, when it did fall again. But it is higher than the time of the oil shock.
- melling 12y agoI think you missed the rhetorical question. The world has been trying to move away from fossil fuels since at least the 1970's. We've spent billions (trillions?) on research, tax credits, ethanol in gas, etc and it seems like we've barely moved the needle. WTF? It's interesting to read about a new super efficient solar cell on HN every few months, but at some point shouldn't we try to figure out what'll it really take to solve our energy problem?