Economia para um planeta pós-carbono

Autores

  • Joshua Farley University of Vermont

Resumo

A energia desempenha um papel central na economia. Segundo a primeira lei da termodinâmica, a matéria-energia não pode ser criada ou destruída. Isto significa que toda a produção econômica exige a transformação de matérias-primas fornecidas pela natureza. De acordo com a segunda lei da termodinâmica, a energia é necessária para realizar essa transformação, mas o resultado líquido disso é um aumento na entropia, ou desordem. Em termos econômicos, recursos de baixa entropia são úteis e recursos de alta entropia não os são. O sistema econômico transforma recursos naturais de baixa entropia em produtos econômicos, inevitavelmente gerando nesse processo resíduos de alta entropia. O último recurso à nossa disposição é a matéria-energia de baixa entropia, uma parte disponível como estoques finitos de recursos naturais que, em geral, podemos consumir tão rápido quanto desejamos, e outra parte como um fluxo finito de energia solar, que atinge a terra em uma taxa fixa ao longo do tempo . Em última análise, uma economia sustentável não pode aumentar a entropia mais rápido do que a energia solar pode reduzi-la. 

Biografia do Autor

Joshua Farley, University of Vermont

Associate Professor, Community Development and Applied Economics - University of VermontUSA.

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2020-11-30