[ExI] Extensive vs. intensive causes of energy demand

[Eugen Leitl]

On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 01:28:32PM -0400, Rafal Smigrodzki wrote:

> > Yes, it can be economically used. To the tune of TUSD/year, for
> > the next 40 years to assure 1 TW/year conversion rate.
> 
> ### A TUSD is just 2% of the global economy, or something thereabouts.
> 
> Peanuts.

It's something like 3 TUSD, and thus 6% of world GDP (or any
national GDP) which is unprecedented. This is war-scale
spending, involving not only money, but skilled workers,
resources, and energy. We don't have the money, the skills,
the resources (most are peaking) and energy is rapidly
running out.

And of course it had to be actually spent, of which there is
no evidence. Meanwhile, the TW/year net energy debt is racking
up, year after year.