1/ controversial topic: western economies are going to die due to poor energy policy, ESG is a mental illness

energy consumption in western economies down over the last decade. economic systems consume energy. declining consumption is a leading indicator of low systemic output. 
 https://i.imgur.com/ov3wxbb.jpg

2/ capitalism of any kind is predicated on limitless growth, which requires better and more dense sources of energy, not less consumption

a decade of fear mongering, bad policy, pseudoscience, and ESG grift has resulted in a population that is ignorant about the fundamental relationship btw energy and economic growth

3/ and a belief in / capital allocation to solutions that don't scale, lead to unprecedented environmental degradation, and make economies weaker and poorer

makes me depressed man