I think this is the beginnings of an economy based on perpetual growth and fossil fuel energy running headlong into geological energy constraints. Basically I see an undulatory downward path for the rest of my life. From here out, I think any rallies in our economic condition are going to be met with spiking commodity prices that knock us right back down.
...E.U. directive 2005/32/EC, otherwise known as a directive on every EuP (energy-using product).
The E.U., a bureaucracy that perhaps even overshadows our own, set a date of July 6, 2007, to put the directive in place. Its goal is “establishing a framework for the setting of eco-design requirements for energy-using products [EuP].
I'm sure we'll see stuff like this worldwide, eventually. _________________ "Thank you for attending the oil age. We're going to scrape what we can out of these tar pits in Alberta and then shut down the machines and turn out the lights. Goodnight." - seldom_seen
Joined: Jan 03, 2005 Posts: 1206 Location: western Wisconsin
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: EU directive on energy use could force huge changes
About time. I started hoping for something like this, worldwide, back in the 1970s. We should be able to easily find the total energy use from ore to disposal of anything manufactured in order to more easily make decisions on life-cycle cost.
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: EU directive on energy use could force huge changes
... the results of the calculations would be quite revealing i am sure ... _________________ The mouse, i`ve been sure for years, limps home from the site of the burning ferris wheel with a brand new, airtight plan for killing the cat.
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