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  "path": "/2026/03/17/the-jevons-paradox-explains-why-net-zero-is-an-exercise-in-futility/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T13:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://wattsupwiththat.com",
  "tags": [
    "Net-Zero",
    "economics",
    "Electricity",
    "Neo-Malthusianism",
    "Renewable energy"
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  "textContent": "In the same way that Malthusians were wrong about the constraints on food production, so they’ll prove to be wrong about both the future demand and supply of electricity.",
  "title": "The Jevons Paradox Explains Why Net Zero is an Exercise in Futility"
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