This is one of the most important climate facts of our time:
if we cut excess energy use (i.e., by scaling down unnecessary industrial production), we can accomplish a *much* faster transition to renewables—in a matter of years, not decades.
if we cut excess energy use (i.e., by scaling down unnecessary industrial production), we can accomplish a *much* faster transition to renewables—in a matter of years, not decades.
Here we review empirical literature indicating that reducing excess energy/resource use is necessary to stay under 1.5/2C: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
And this recent paper shows that we can deliver flourishing lives for all, with universal healthcare and education etc, for 10 billion people, with 40% less energy than we presently use. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Here we see that Finland could scale down resource use by as much as 80% and still provide for everyone's material needs: mdpi.com/2079-9276/3/3/…
This 2020 review examines 835 empirical studies and finds that decoupling alone is not adequate to achieve climate goals; it requires what the authors themselves refer to as “degrowth” scenarios. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…
Zero emissions by 2030 in high-income nations is feasible, and we shouldn't settle for a single year later.
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