Well, trying to run a growth economy on renewable energy should stop growth fairly effectively, when the ecologies collapse. It does appear that family size shrinks when people are satisfied, and the seems to potentially do both. The question, since $=energy use and growth therefore guarantees multiplying energy intensity percapita, is whether we figure out how to fix that first or second.
Phil Henshaw ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 680 Ft. Washington Ave NY NY 10040 tel: 212-795-4844 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] explorations: www.synapse9.com <http://www.synapse9.com/> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Breecker Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 5:06 PM To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Edge: The Need for Heretics Interestingly enough, the two pernicious forms of growth are population, and energy intensity per capita. The only well-established way to halt population growth (that I know of) is economic development through industrialization. Which, to date, has meant greater energy intensity and more burning of carbon-emitting fuels. But we can flip that interaction if we develop non-fossil based energy sources, thus allowing greater energy intensity in the developing world, leading to economic development, industrialization, and a brake on population growth. db On Aug 11, 2007, at 10:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, that's one of the tightly reasoned paths, but how do you stop growth without wrecking everything?? Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry dba | David Breecker Associates, Inc. Santa Fe: 505-690-2335 Abiquiu: 505-685-4891 www.BreeckerAssociates.com
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