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Right but according to the link "In 1865, the English economist William Stanley Jevons observed that technological improvements that increased the efficiency of coal-use led to the increased consumption of coal in a wide range of industries. He argued that, contrary to common intuition, technological progress could not be relied upon to reduce fuel consumption" but in the case of our world it actually has produced lower consumption.


In the US but I’m not sure it’s true for the world. Time for me to google more :)

But I get your point.




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