Beyond household achievements, the report fails to deal with the implications of the full energy ladder, which is that levels of energy consumption in poor countries will rise 50 to 100 times higher through processes of modernization. (thebreakthrough.org)
But they never deal with the implications of the full energy ladder, which is that levels of energy consumption in poor countries will rise 50 to 100 times higher through urbanization, agricultural intensification, industrialization, and the broader process of modernization. (thebreakthrough.org)
This research gap will not be filled as long as wood - fuel use remains ignored because the assumption is being made that a 21st - century economy must move up the energy ladder, the researchers concluded. (sciencedaily.com)