The Great Simplification with Nate HagensWhy Each American Lives Like a 40-Ton Whale: Power, Overshoot, and Climate with Tad PatzekOvershoot Scales As Power³
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Patzek argues ecological overshoot scales roughly with the cube of primary power, translating growth in energy throughput into a nonlinear surge in environmental impact.