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Energy descent, the Glossary

Index Energy descent

Energy descent is a process whereby a society either voluntarily or involuntarily reduces its total energy consumption.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Climate crisis, David Holmgren, Greenhouse gas emissions, Julian Simon, Malthusianism, Peak oil, Richard Heinberg, Rob Hopkins, Societal collapse, The Carbon War, The Guardian, Transition town, World Energy Outlook.

  2. Energy and the environment
  3. Peak oil

Climate crisis

Climate crisis is a term that is used to describe global warming and climate change, and their effects.

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David Holmgren

David Holmgren (born 1955) is an Australian environmental designer, ecological educator and writer.

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Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities intensify the greenhouse effect.

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Julian Simon

Julian Lincoln Simon (February 12, 1932 – February 8, 1998) was an American economist.

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Malthusianism

Malthusianism is the theory that population growth is potentially exponential, according to the Malthusian growth model, while the growth of the food supply or other resources is linear, which eventually reduces living standards to the point of triggering a population decline. Energy descent and Malthusianism are energy economics.

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Peak oil

Peak oil is the theorized point in time when the maximum rate of global oil production will occur, after which oil production will begin an irreversible decline.

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Richard Heinberg

Richard William Heinberg (b. October 21, 1950) is an American journalist and educator who has written extensively on energy, economic, and ecological issues, including oil depletion.

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Rob Hopkins

Rob Hopkins (born 24 June 1968) is an English activist and writer on environmental issues, based in Totnes, England.

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Societal collapse

Societal collapse (also known as civilizational collapse or systems collapse) is the fall of a complex human society characterized by the loss of cultural identity and of social complexity as an adaptive system, the downfall of government, and the rise of violence.

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The Carbon War

The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era is a 1999 book by former oil geologist Jeremy Leggett about global warming.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Transition town

The terms transition town, transition initiative and transition model refer to grassroot community projects that aim to increase self-sufficiency to reduce the potential effects of peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instability through renewed localization strategies, especially around food production and energy usage. Energy descent and transition town are peak oil.

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World Energy Outlook

The annual World Energy Outlook (WEO) is the International Energy Agency's (IEA) flagship publication on global energy projections and analysis. Energy descent and World Energy Outlook are energy economics.

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See also

Energy and the environment

Peak oil

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_descent