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Re:100% renewables doesn’t equal zero-carbon energy, and the... by mrob on Sunday May 26, 2019 @04:07AM (#20013719)
>The only way you can reduce consumption is by increasing efficiency.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

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Re:100% renewables doesn’t equal zero-carbon energy, and the... by Mirioron on Sunday May 26, 2019 @03:31PM (#20016936)
My point was that increases in efficiency is the only thing people will accept. Everything else will cause people to not accept it, berceuse their quality of life suffers as a result.
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