Energy Transition - Revision history

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	Note that if we merely use all availble rooftops, we can satisfy 100% of all energy including electicity and primary energy. This is considering the average 25% duty cycle of PV. [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00cda6-9978-83e8-8a8d-a50e3f47c733]		Note that if we merely use all availble rooftops, we can satisfy 100% of all energy including electicity and primary energy. This is considering the average 25% duty cycle of PV. [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00cda6-9978-83e8-8a8d-a50e3f47c733]

	Note that the scientific community does not dispute that increasing PV to 200TW average would necessarily have bad effects on the environment, though we need to be intentional in deployment practice. For example - don’t pave deserts blindly — dark PV on bright desert can reduce albedo and warm regions - but do distributed installs. ~~[see~~ higher up at https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00cda6-9978-83e8-8a8d-a50e3f47c733]		Note that the scientific community does not dispute that increasing PV to 200TW average would necessarily have bad effects on the environment, though we need to be intentional in deployment practice. For example - don’t pave deserts blindly — dark PV on bright desert can reduce albedo and warm regions - but do distributed installs. See higher up at [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00cda6-9978-83e8-8a8d-a50e3f47c733].

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Marcin: /* Summary Table and Discussion */

2026-05-10T18:28:51Z

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	== Summary Table and Discussion==		== Summary Table and Discussion==
	Note that with clean energy (renewable solar) and circular economy, the 'western' standard of living can be increased 5x if we assume 20% of the world population consumes 80% of resources [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00c41d-e698-83e8-a33c-a262c2c3edcd] - a rough estimate following the Pareto 80/20 Rule. That means from 20TW in 2026 to 100TW in 2026, which still maintains human energy use at 1/1000 of available solar flux - which is a reasonable assumption of human energy capture without destabilizing global climate (not counting carbon-based heating of the atmosphere). If human energy use is clean (renewables, solar hydrogen, etc) - then no current empire needs to fail from first principles. This history is to be written by humans.		Note that with clean energy (renewable solar) and circular economy, the 'western' standard of living can be increased 5x if we assume 20% of the world population consumes 80% of resources [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00c41d-e698-83e8-a33c-a262c2c3edcd] - a rough estimate following the Pareto 80/20 Rule. That means from 20TW in 2026 to 100TW in 2026, which still maintains human energy use at 1/1000 of available solar flux - which is a reasonable assumption of human energy capture without destabilizing global climate (not counting carbon-based heating of the atmosphere). If human energy use is clean (renewables, solar hydrogen, etc) - then no current empire needs to fail from first principles. This history is to be written by humans.

			Note that if we merely use all availble rooftops, we can satisfy 100% of all energy including electicity and primary energy. This is considering the average 25% duty cycle of PV. [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00cda6-9978-83e8-8a8d-a50e3f47c733]

			Note that the scientific community does not dispute that increasing PV to 200TW average would necessarily have bad effects on the environment, though we need to be intentional in deployment practice. For example - don’t pave deserts blindly — dark PV on bright desert can reduce albedo and warm regions - but do distributed installs. [see higher up at https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00cda6-9978-83e8-8a8d-a50e3f47c733]

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Marcin: /* Summary Table and Discussion */

2026-05-10T18:15:34Z

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	\| Energy Throughput		\| Energy Throughput
	\| Extremely high		\| Extremely high
	\| Reduced 3x–10x from industrial baseline		\| Reduced 3x–10x from industrial baseline (or increased 5x as discussed above)
	\|-		\|-
	\| Product Lifetime		\| Product Lifetime

Marcin: /* Summary Table */

2026-05-10T18:15:06Z

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	* open collaborative design		* open collaborative design

	== Summary Table ==		== Summary Table and Discussion==
	Note that with clean energy (renewable solar) and circular economy, the 'western' standard of living can be increased 5x if we assume 20% of the world population consumes 80% of resources [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00c41d-e698-83e8-a33c-a262c2c3edcd] - a rough estimate following the Pareto 80/20 Rule. That means from 20TW in 2026 to 100TW in 2026, which still maintains human energy use at 1/1000 of available solar flux - which is a reasonable assumption of human energy capture without destabilizing global climate (not counting carbon-based heating of the atmosphere). If human energy use is clean (renewables, solar hydrogen, etc) - then no current empire needs to fail from first principles. This history is to be written by humans.		Note that with clean energy (renewable solar) and circular economy, the 'western' standard of living can be increased 5x if we assume 20% of the world population consumes 80% of resources [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00c41d-e698-83e8-a33c-a262c2c3edcd] - a rough estimate following the Pareto 80/20 Rule. That means from 20TW in 2026 to 100TW in 2026, which still maintains human energy use at 1/1000 of available solar flux - which is a reasonable assumption of human energy capture without destabilizing global climate (not counting carbon-based heating of the atmosphere). If human energy use is clean (renewables, solar hydrogen, etc) - then no current empire needs to fail from first principles. This history is to be written by humans.

Marcin: /* Summary Table */

2026-05-10T18:14:57Z

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	== Summary Table ==		== Summary Table ==
	Note that with clean energy (renewable solar) and circular economy, the 'western' standard of living can be increased 5x if we assume 20% of the world population consumes 80% of resources [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00c41d-e698-83e8-a33c-a262c2c3edcd] - a rough estimate following the Pareto 80/20 Rule. That means from 20TW in 2026 to 100TW in 2026, which still maintains human energy use at 1/1000 of available solar flux - which is a reasonable assumption of human energy capture without destabilizing global climate (not counting carbon-based heating of the atmosphere).		Note that with clean energy (renewable solar) and circular economy, the 'western' standard of living can be increased 5x if we assume 20% of the world population consumes 80% of resources [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00c41d-e698-83e8-a33c-a262c2c3edcd] - a rough estimate following the Pareto 80/20 Rule. That means from 20TW in 2026 to 100TW in 2026, which still maintains human energy use at 1/1000 of available solar flux - which is a reasonable assumption of human energy capture without destabilizing global climate (not counting carbon-based heating of the atmosphere). If human energy use is clean (renewables, solar hydrogen, etc) - then no current empire needs to fail from first principles. This history is to be written by humans.

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Marcin: /* Summary Table */

2026-05-10T18:14:02Z

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	== Summary Table ==		== Summary Table ==
	Note that with clean energy (renewable solar) and circular economy, the 'western' standard of living can be increased 5x if we assume 20% of the world population consumes 80% of resources [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00c41d-e698-83e8-a33c-a262c2c3edcd] - a rough estimate following the Pareto 80/20 Rule.		Note that with clean energy (renewable solar) and circular economy, the 'western' standard of living can be increased 5x if we assume 20% of the world population consumes 80% of resources [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00c41d-e698-83e8-a33c-a262c2c3edcd] - a rough estimate following the Pareto 80/20 Rule. That means from 20TW in 2026 to 100TW in 2026, which still maintains human energy use at 1/1000 of available solar flux - which is a reasonable assumption of human energy capture without destabilizing global climate (not counting carbon-based heating of the atmosphere).

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Marcin: /* Summary Table */

2026-05-10T18:12:09Z

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	== Summary Table ==		== Summary Table ==
			Note that with clean energy (renewable solar) and circular economy, the 'western' standard of living can be increased 5x if we assume 20% of the world population consumes 80% of resources [https://chatgpt.com/share/6a00c41d-e698-83e8-a33c-a262c2c3edcd] - a rough estimate following the Pareto 80/20 Rule.

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Marcin: /* Summary Table */

2026-05-10T18:03:52Z

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	\| Maintenance Burden		\| Maintenance Burden
	\| High and hidden		\| High and hidden
	\| Explicitly minimized by ~~specifcs~~ of [[~~Maintenance~~]]		\| Explicitly minimized by explict protocols of [[Civilization Maintenance‎‎]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Knowledge Access		\| Knowledge Access

Marcin: /* Summary Table */

2026-05-10T18:03:25Z

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	\| Maintenance Burden		\| Maintenance Burden
	\| High and hidden		\| High and hidden
	\| Explicitly minimized		\| Explicitly minimized by specifcs of [[Maintenance]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| Knowledge Access		\| Knowledge Access

Marcin: /* Summary Table */

2026-05-10T18:02:46Z

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	\| Repairability		\| Repairability
	\| Low		\| Low
	\| High and permanent, with ~~ability~~ to upgrade		\| High and permanent, with choice to upgrade
	\|-		\|-
	\| Fossil Fuel Dependence		\| Fossil Fuel Dependence