Post AlrfEKhPHaPCIiXkx6 by hanno@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AlrfEF6M5unSwMAb0S by hanno@mastodon.social
       2024-09-10T11:14:45Z
       
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       This widely shared infographic uses a trick to make its message appear much stronger than it actually is. It seems to show a strong correlation between energy consumption and the wealth of a country. By using a logarithmic scale, the correlation appears much stronger than it actually is. I covered this before in articles, and now have also uploaded a short video ⚡💸🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xZ6CihdKu0 🧵
       
 (DIR) Post #AlrfEFuL64mNRNYVuq by naruciakk@ak.kawen.space
       2024-09-10T13:51:50.807299Z
       
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       @hanno I'd argue that it's not the graphic that is per se misleading, but just some people try to make many far-fetched conclusions out of it. The main conclusion is definitely “people in rich countries consume more, which leads to higher energy consumption” which is really “yeah, duh” kind of conclusion + you might also conclude that the energy consumption in poor countries is probably going to rise. But that's it and if someone tries to argue that more energy efficiency will lead to pauperization or something and that we can't really reduce our energy consumption without decrease in the standard of living or that the level of wealth must be linearly correlated with wealth… well, that's a level of stupidity that I wasn't really aware of
       
 (DIR) Post #AlrfEGjk0xtc0nbZ2G by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
       2024-09-10T15:29:28Z
       
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       @naruciakk @hanno I think the argument was more like "it's not possible to become more energy efficient with the same standard of living, because if it was, someone would've already done that, and there would be datapoints in the bottom-right"or like"some rich countries are putting a lot of effort into energy efficiency, others are not, and look, it doesn't make any difference"
       
 (DIR) Post #AlrfEH0kzhVUrZZ9Ye by hanno@mastodon.social
       2024-09-10T11:16:28Z
       
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       This video is based on a short talk (live-audio/screenrecording) I gave at the Berlin Hack&Tell event in July @BHNT https://bhnt.c-base.org/2024-07-30-no97-crowdstruck
       
 (DIR) Post #AlrfEIjoZf8wDbeeQa by hanno@mastodon.social
       2024-09-10T11:17:53Z
       
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       I'd be interested in feedback whether you enjoy such videos and take value from it. While it's obviously technically limited, particularly if I directly use a live recording, creating videos like this is feasible with not-too-much effort. If I should do it more often, please give me feedback.
       
 (DIR) Post #AlrfEKhPHaPCIiXkx6 by hanno@mastodon.social
       2024-09-10T11:19:57Z
       
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       You can find the background article with details, a fixed infographic, and links to an interactive version here: https://industrydecarbonization.com/news/misleading-logarithmic-scales-and-the-disregard-for-energy-efficiency.html or, in case you prefer German, I translated it for @grimm 's newsletter: https://cleanteching.beehiiv.com/p/diese-berhmte-antienergiewendegrafik-ist-irrefhrend