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[–] 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Yes, but also induced demand. More efficient engines means less coal per task, but more tasks, maybe so many more that total coal use increases.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago

    That's why I said we don't know the overall effect on the biome due to less efficient engines

    With how quickly we industrialized, my intuition is we were mining and burning it as fast as possible, but maybe more efficient engines could have let us mine and burn even more

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