Well, yes that's the next question. I'm not so much 'assuming' it, as considering one thing at a time. It's the connection between energy use and CO2, through the uses that economic growth multiplies, that is why we're talking about them together. The question is how would you disconnect them?
My reasoning is that if we continue growth and divert some % of fossil fuel use to other energy sources the fossil fuel use could feasibly decline temporarily but will still continue to grow in the long term as all shares of the growing total will. Similarly, the side effects of the alternate energy source uses will then be growing faster in assuming a larger share of the total burden, and these might well turn out to be just as bad as global warming. People, including myself I might add, have been going along for years not considering what would be the effect of switching over to 'renewable energy' sources when they begin to contribute a larger share of overall energy use growth. If those get too expensive the economies will just switch back to fossil fuels. There's a hard connection between energy use and growth visible in the evidence of approaching a global system maximum economic energy efficiency, and the reasons why that would necessarily be the case as we approach the limits of the earth. Phil Henshaw ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 680 Ft. Washington Ave NY NY 10040 tel: 212-795-4844 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] explorations: www.synapse9.com Marcus wrote: > > Phil Henshaw wrote: > > Sure, the technology is needed, but it'll only lower > greenhouse gasses > > if we end the exponential increase of energy use. > > > You keep assuming that energy use and net CO2 need to be correlated.. > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
