Energy descent
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Energy descent is the hypothetical post-peak oil transitional phase, when humankind goes from the ascending use of energy that has occurred since the industrial revolution to a descending use of energy.
The term was coined by ecologist Howard T. Odum in The Prosperous Way Down (2001), and was then adopted by David Holmgren in Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability (2002). [1]
[edit] Criticism
Some techno-optimists, such as Julian Simon, have disputed gloomy energy projections such as this, arguing that as oil becomes more expensive, humanity will tend to diversify its energy sources away from a reliance on oil, thus avoiding undesired global reductions in energy usage.
[edit] References
- ^ David Room, Energy Preparedness: A Municipal Perspective, 2006
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