“But if today's low-income countries are to move from poverty to an incipient affluence... then none of those factors could make a difference without the rising consumption of fuels and electricity: a decoupling of economic growth and energy consumption during early stages of modern economic development would defy the laws of thermodynamics." (p. 350, italics added)” EnergyPovertyEconomic GrowthDevelopment Of Civilization Book:Energy and Civilization: A History Source: Energy and Civilization: A History
“Energy is the only universal currency: one of its many forms must be transformed to another in order for stars to shine, planets to rotate, plants to grow, and civilizations to evolve.” FormOrderEnergyStarsGrowsPlanetsCivilizationUniversalShiningPlantEvolveTransformedCurrency Author:Vaclav Smil
