Ah, yes, I've seen this lecture. It's quite interesting talking about what exponential growth actually means. I suppose the trouble is predicting the growth rate, although those predictions do exist and still people tend to report reserves that are X tons at current consumption.
Re: A Short History of Energy (in the US)
Ah, yes, I've seen this lecture. It's quite interesting talking about what exponential growth actually means. I suppose the trouble is predicting the growth rate, although those predictions do exist and still people tend to report reserves that are X tons at current consumption.