Ever since I learned of Jevon's Paradox[0], headlines like this make me a bit anxious. Between the lines I tend to read "don't worry, we can pretend that we don't have to actually own up to our wastefulness for a little while longer, and make the problem even worse in the process!"
I'm fully aware that that is just how I interpret things, and maybe I'm being too cynical, but it does feel like we are focusing on the wrong long-term solution if we just keep looking for new ways to extract resources, if you know what I mean.
I'm fully aware that that is just how I interpret things, and maybe I'm being too cynical, but it does feel like we are focusing on the wrong long-term solution if we just keep looking for new ways to extract resources, if you know what I mean.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox