Jancovici : Can we save energy, jobs and growth at the same time ? 08/01/2018

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended as a sober, physics-based account of how energy underlies the economy.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Jean-Marc Jancovici

Topic

energy and economic growth

Format

lecture

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

6

HN mentions in dataset

6

Recommendation years in dataset

2019–2023

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From the original HN conversations

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• Jancovici is a legend. Listenening to him and reading his latest comic book ( Le monde sans fin ) made me very aware of climate issues and directly influenced my behavior. He deserves to be better known by international audiences. Here are some of his …

• Another really interesting conference [1] about energy, economics and physics. Bill Gates is right and the path to reduce our greenhouse gas emission won't be easy. [1] [VIDEO]

• There's a much much simpler explanation for the stagnation of real GDP. You have to look at energy consumption (joules / year). The correlations are uncanny and seem to explain just about everything. [VIDEO] [LINK] [LINK] It's so simple and accurate that I have no …