Friday, August 13, 2010

David Fridley on urban energy use

Embodied energy: An alternative approach to understanding urban energy use (original)
David Fridley, The Oil Drum
Everyone knows that it takes energy to produce anything. The energy used in mining, transport, processing, manufacturing, delivery, and disposal is “embodied” in every product we consume, from food to diapers to televisions and insurance policies. Our traditional way of looking at energy, however, highlights only current consumption, traditionally disaggregated into agricultural, industrial, transportation, commercial, and residential sectors.

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