There are much more reasons that will lead to
fewer fossil fuel consumption — not only CO2 regulations.
Not exact matches
The U.S. saw a period of rapid economic growth and increased
consumption of
fossil fuels over the last
few decades, leading to a corresponding large increase in carbon dioxide emissions.
I would liken the predicament more to a Faustian bargain in which humanity has been granted supernatural power through the bounty of divine energy stored in
fossil fuels; and after a
few generations of blissful
consumption, the devil has returned for his due.
I put in a
few particulars that have not been disputed (e.g. places where coal production and
fossil fuel consumption are up.)
We have reasonably good data on the
consumption of carbon - heavy
fossil fuels over the past
few centuries.»
Few people would argue that the planet has warmed to some extent over the past three decades, and many people feel that humans caused at least some part of this warming through their
consumption of
fossil fuels.