Jonathan Schofield
@urlyman@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

We can’t grand plan steps down the energy ladder but could agree some basic principles out of which a way down might emerge. Here are some suggestions:

Does the product or service centre well-being while having a substantially lower materials footprint than the current norm? If not, disincentivise it.

Can its materials footprint be metabolised? If not, disincentivise it.

If we don’t do these kinds of things we get thrown off the ladder anyway, from a height of about 600 exajoules

Global Energy Production and Use In 2024 global energy consumption rose 2% from its 2023 level to 592 exajoules.1 Oil had the largest share (199 exajoules, or 33.6 %), followed by coal (165 exajoules, or 27.9%), and natural gas (149 exajoules, or 25.2 %). Hydrocarbon energy thus provided 86.7% of the world’s energy needs. Nuclear energy provided 31 exajoules (5.2%), hydro-electricity 16 exajoules (2.7%) and “other renewables 33 exajoules (5.6%). Carbon Dioxide Emissions Global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from energy consumption alone totaled 35,491.8 million tonnes. OECD emissions were 11,072 million tonnes CO2eq and Non-OECD emissions were 24,420 million tonnes CO2eq. So, the non-OECD countries produced 68.8% of total emissions, an all-time-high share. China alone produced 11,173 million tonnes CO2eq, or 31.5% of the world’s total. The US produced 13.0%, Europe 9.9%, and Canada 1.5%.
Global Energy Production and Use In 2024 global energy consumption rose 2% from its 2023 level to 592 exajoules.1 Oil had the largest share (199 exajoules, or 33.6 %), followed by coal (165 exajoules, or 27.9%), and natural gas (149 exajoules, or 25.2 %). Hydrocarbon energy thus provided 86.7% of the world’s energy needs. Nuclear energy provided 31 exajoules (5.2%), hydro-electricity 16 exajoules (2.7%) and “other renewables 33 exajoules (5.6%). Carbon Dioxide Emissions Global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from energy consumption alone totaled 35,491.8 million tonnes. OECD emissions were 11,072 million tonnes CO2eq and Non-OECD emissions were 24,420 million tonnes CO2eq. So, the non-OECD countries produced 68.8% of total emissions, an all-time-high share. China alone produced 11,173 million tonnes CO2eq, or 31.5% of the world’s total. The US produced 13.0%, Europe 9.9%, and Canada 1.5%.
Global Energy Production and Use In 2024 global energy consumption rose 2% from its 2023 level to 592 exajoules.1 Oil had the largest share (199 exajoules, or 33.6 %), followed by coal (165 exajoules, or 27.9%), and natural gas (149 exajoules, or 25.2 %). Hydrocarbon energy thus provided 86.7% of the world’s energy needs. Nuclear energy provided 31 exajoules (5.2%), hydro-electricity 16 exajoules (2.7%) and “other renewables 33 exajoules (5.6%). Carbon Dioxide Emissions Global carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from energy consumption alone totaled 35,491.8 million tonnes. OECD emissions were 11,072 million tonnes CO2eq and Non-OECD emissions were 24,420 million tonnes CO2eq. So, the non-OECD countries produced 68.8% of total emissions, an all-time-high share. China alone produced 11,173 million tonnes CO2eq, or 31.5% of the world’s total. The US produced 13.0%, Europe 9.9%, and Canada 1.5%.