GDP and energy production

[kanzeon_2040]

Over the past 50 years, there has been a close correlation (0.97) between total energy production and inflation-adjusted GDP in the US. We have seen a slow increase in energy efficiency averaging about 1% per year, but otherwise an increase in GDP generally requires a proportional increase in energy production

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[matrixmann]

..And here I'll continue to say "don't only look at the statistics, also look at the logistics