The Energy Narratives: Fossil Fuels Versus Renewables
This chapter summarizes the competing narratives for and against the use of fossil and renewable energy resources and technologies. The chapter presents pros and cons as expressed by each narrative so that the reader understands how the narratives do and
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BEYOND THE COMPETING NARRATIVES ON ENERGY, GROWTH, AND POLICY
CAR EY W. K I NG
The Economic Superorganism
Carey W. King
The Economic Superorganism Beyond the Competing Narratives on Energy, Growth, and Policy
Carey W. King Energy Institute University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX, USA
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To those that seek to understand the system.
Preface
Isaac Newton is considered one of the fathers of modern science for establishing the methods of calculus that helped explain the motion of objects on Earth as well as the planets in the solar system. His Third Law of Motion states “To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Energy and economic discourse seems to follow the same rule: for every narrative, there is an equal and opposite counter-narrative. Without energy consumption, nothing moves, gets extracted or manufactured, or stays alive. In other words, without energy consumption, there is no economic activity. Because affordable energy has been so abundant for the last 100 years, most citizens might never contemplate these points. But these points are constantly on the minds of those in the energy industry, environmental organizations, and high-level political and military positions. Nevertheless, people within these groups often disagree and promote dichotomous visions for our future energy supply using one of the two narratives: fossil fuels versus renewable energy. Both narratives claim that they best serve our societal needs with lower cost an
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