Efficiency Trap: Can becoming too efficient actually worsen climate change? From coal in 1865 to smartphones today—the Jevons paradox reveals why saving energy might be fuelling our planet’s crisis. Time to rethink efficiency and energy solutions.
https://open.substack.com/pub/theclimatehistorian/p/the-jevons-paradox-why-our-obsession?r=1qy42b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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