The article comments on the changes in consumption that have been reported in the past weeks, mainly as the United States (and other Western Countries) have come to witness the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the article, the reporter mentions Energy peaks shifting hours and patterns and how the pandemic itself will later contribute to supply chains shifting back into the United States, preventing the effects that we are now witnessing during the current pandemic. Additionally, the article comments on the viability of big cities in terms of infection potential, energy use, and pollution.
James Conca, "Conca - Pandemic Energy Use - 2020", contributed by Briana Leone, Alison Kenner, Andrew Rosenthal and Morgan Sarao, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 2 April 2020, accessed 26 December 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/conca-pandemic-energy-use-2020
Critical Commentary
The article comments on the changes in consumption that have been reported in the past weeks, mainly as the United States (and other Western Countries) have come to witness the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the article, the reporter mentions Energy peaks shifting hours and patterns and how the pandemic itself will later contribute to supply chains shifting back into the United States, preventing the effects that we are now witnessing during the current pandemic. Additionally, the article comments on the viability of big cities in terms of infection potential, energy use, and pollution.