Energy Paradoxes

In the domain of energy systems, paradoxes show that history runs often against what is expected or predicted. This article reviews the paradoxes related with the transition from wood to coal, and then from coal/oil to nuclear, and concludes by lifting a corner of the veil on the paradoxes that have already surfaced in the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy (green paradoxes).

Automated summary

In the domain of energy systems, paradoxes often arise during transitions. The transitions from wood to coal, coal/oil to nuclear, and from fossil fuels to renewable energy all involve different paradoxes.