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 ==Energy demand==
-[[File: energy-demand-status-quo.png|border|alt=Energy uses]]
+Categorized by end use:<br>
+[[File: energy-demand-status-quo.png|border|alt=Energy uses]]<br />
+===Can this demand (or at least, most of it) be met without fossil fuels?===
+Short answer: No.
-But this is the ''status quo'', with most of the world currently living in poverty.
+Long answer: Not without [[energy supply scenarios|major technological breakthroughs]].
-Suppose everyone lived a "first-world" lifestyle: global energy demand would be more than double:
-[[File: energy-demand-if-first-world.png|border|alt=Energy demand if everyone lived a first-world lifestyle]]
-Wondering where these numbers come from? Read [[energy demand scenarios]].
+Even worse: Most of the world is currently living in '''poverty'''. Suppose every country was as ''developed'' as ''western'' countries: [[energy demand scenarios|Global energy demand would be more than '''double''']]:
-===Can this demand (or at least, most of it) be met without fossil fuels?===
+[[File: energy-demand-if-developed.png|border|alt=Energy demand if everyone lived a first-world lifestyle]]
-Short answer: No.
+====But there is good news====
-Long answer: Not without [[energy supply scenarios|major technological breakthroughs]].
+If we [[minimal consumption scenario|did things differently]], then...
+* Everyone on the planet could have a decent quality of life, and
+* Energy consumption would be just a fraction of what it is today.
+* Plus, people would be less [[labor|overworked]].
+[[minimal consumption scenario|This might actually be the most viable route to net-zero carbon emissions]].