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Re:World’s consumption of materials hits record 100bn tonnes... by rabidrat on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @11:55AM (#22119279)
And then there's Jevons Paradox[0], which notes that higher efficiency leads to greater overall consumption.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

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Re:World’s consumption of materials hits record 100bn tonnes... by lostlogin on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @01:18PM (#22120306)
From that: “However, this does not imply that improved fuel efficiency is worthless if the Jevons paradox occurs; higher fuel efficiency enables greater production and a higher material quality of life.”

Good link, thanks.

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