Degrowth and Ecosocialism | Jason Hickel
Planet: Critical
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The Future of Energy Consumption
The main call around the world is for economies, our nations to green their economy and to switch to renewables. The problem with renewables is A, they require much more in terms of minerals and materials to build the stations necessary like wind turbine plants and solar panels,. And also the fact that they simply do not generate enough energy. They cannot compete with fossil fuels in terms of output. One barrel of oil equates to the work of a single man over four years. That's why we've seen this huge explosive growth in the economy since we kind of found the dinosaur bones in the earth.
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