Energy efficiency improvements have increased by 36% in the last 30+ years, but total global energy consumption increased by 63% in the same period, demonstrating Jevons Paradox: efficiency gains are reabsorbed into increased consumption rather than reducing total energy use.
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“we have become 36 percent more energy efficient and in that same period we've increased our energy consumption by 63 percent”
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The Great Simplification: What HS Leaders Need to Know About the Future of Energy with Nate Hagens— Center for Homeland Defense and Security Naval Postgraduate SchoolCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:21:00 PM
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