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Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet, 2021a

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441<br />

historical use, 7, 30, 107–111<br />

kinetic, 184, 184–185<br />

mass-energy, 246, 246–249<br />

matrix, 289–299<br />

mix, 106, 108<br />

m<strong>on</strong>ey analog, 70<br />

sectors, 104<br />

thermal, 71, 84–88, 396<br />

thermal equivalent, 106, 170<br />

trap, see energy trap<br />

trends, 107–111<br />

U.S. usage, 7, 102–108, 110–111<br />

units, see units<br />

energy density, 118, 121, 121, 122, 122, 175, 254,<br />

277, 290, 380, 398<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>Energy</str<strong>on</strong>g> Informati<strong>on</strong> Administrati<strong>on</strong>, 7, 102<br />

energy intensity, 18–21, 24<br />

energy return <strong>on</strong> investment, see EROEI<br />

energy trap, 132, 301, 310–311<br />

entertainment, 54, 58, 330<br />

entropy, 90, 91<br />

arrow of time, 91<br />

change, 92<br />

Sec<strong>on</strong>d Law, 91<br />

equati<strong>on</strong>s, see formula hunting<br />

EROEI, 231–235, 295, 310–311<br />

estimates, 232, 234<br />

food, 233<br />

estimati<strong>on</strong>, value of, 156, 186, 334<br />

exp<strong>on</strong>ential, 2<br />

absurdity, 9<br />

bacteria, 3<br />

doubling time, 2<br />

energy extrapolati<strong>on</strong>, 8<br />

interest, 5<br />

math, 4–6, 32<br />

rule of 70, 2, 6<br />

thermal extrapolati<strong>on</strong>, 12<br />

feedback<br />

delay, 36<br />

negative, 33, 36, 48, 50<br />

positive, 33, 50<br />

Fermi paradox, 312–313, 408<br />

Feynman, Richard, 353<br />

fireworks, v, 116, 120, 169<br />

fissi<strong>on</strong>, see nuclear, fissi<strong>on</strong><br />

flexibility, see behavioral adaptati<strong>on</strong>,<br />

flexibility<br />

food<br />

diet choices, 341–342<br />

dietary energy factor, 340<br />

energy, 74, 81, 121, 380, 380<br />

energy input, 123, 233, 339–341<br />

flexitarianism, 342<br />

formula hunting, v–vi, 74, 368<br />

fossil fuels, 117–134, 292<br />

blip, 115–116<br />

case studies, 128–130<br />

cheap, 122<br />

chemical reacti<strong>on</strong>s, 121<br />

coal, 117<br />

discovery, 117, 128–130<br />

finite nature, 115, 124, 126–130<br />

food producti<strong>on</strong>, 123, 136, 233<br />

fracking, 124, 128, 130<br />

future prospects, 125–132<br />

gap to alternatives, 126, 300<br />

geology, 120, 128<br />

geopolitics, 131<br />

historical usage, 118, 140<br />

key plot, 116<br />

making more, 169<br />

natural gas, 120<br />

oil, see fossil fuels, petroleum<br />

overview, 117<br />

peak oil, 116, 129, 133<br />

petroleum, 118<br />

price c<strong>on</strong>trol, 133<br />

pros <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>s, 125, 122–125, 292<br />

R/P ratio, 126–129<br />

reserves, 126, 127<br />

running out, 133<br />

share of energy, 106–111<br />

superiority, 300<br />

fracking, see fossil fuels, fracking<br />

fusi<strong>on</strong>, see nuclear, fusi<strong>on</strong><br />

future<br />

fossil fuels, see fossil fuels, future<br />

prospects<br />

hard to predict, 117, 126, 130, 404–408<br />

GDP, 18<br />

generator, 89, 175, 185, 250<br />

geothermal<br />

© 2021 T. W. Murphy, Jr.; Creative Comm<strong>on</strong>s Attributi<strong>on</strong>-N<strong>on</strong>Commercial 4.0 Internati<strong>on</strong>al Lic.; Freely available at:<br />

https://escholarship.org/uc/energy_ambiti<strong>on</strong>s.

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