1. E/GDP can be a useful parameter
2. High E/GDP can result from low economic output or from high energy demand
3. Low energy intensity may be a sign of developed industrial and societal structure
4. High energy intensity may be sign of wasteful sectors, e.g. transport, lacking insulation in households & multi-storey buildings or industry
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Sources:
- https://video.ethz.ch/events/2019/nordborg.html
https://skepticalscience.com/print.php?n=1120 - https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/daviz/trends-in-total-energy-intensity-11#tab-chart_3
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/energy-use-per-person-vs-gdp-per-capita - https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=42895
https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2019/goal-07/ - https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=42895