energy efficiency · electrification · heat pumps
How civilization evolves with less energy
10 May 2020 · First published in Capital · Original in Capital →
In brief
The author "proves" as a theorem that developed societies can grow while using less energy and that a switch to renewable electricity is cheaper: LLNL data on US energy (67% is lost as waste heat), the Pecan Street heat-pump study in Texas and the Stanford 143-country roadmap. Part 2 on the Green Deal follows.