"One by-product is a fall in the relevance of indicators such as power consumption, rail-cargo volume and new bank credit in gauging economic performance," he wrote.
Energy consumption per rail based public transport passenger kilometre (at vehicle) Social 24.
Energy consumption per rail based public transport passenger kilometre (at vehicle).
For measurements that are less prone to meddling by ambitious bureaucrats, he keeps track of 1) electricity consumption; 2) rail-cargo volume; 3) loans.
MENLO PARK, Calif .- At the turn of the last century, the economist and social critic Thorstein Veblen -- coiner of the phrase "conspicuous consumption" -- railed against needless waste and the tendency of the rich to indulge themselves with expensive homes and superfluous possessions.
Mr. Li told an American diplomat that he looked instead to three indicators that he described as less likely to be fudged: electricity consumption, volume of rail cargo and the disbursement of bank loans.
Canada will need to reduce fossil fuel consumption in trucks, rail, and shipping in order to eliminate the largest remaining segment of energy-related emissions and approach its mid-century goal.
Energy consumption in urban rail systems is affected by many factors (such as rolling stock, lighting systems, and air-conditioning systems) and the distribution of the energy consumption for these factors [32].
Open image in new window Fig. 2 Countries account for % of global length of DTO lines [10] Open image in new window Fig. 3 Distribution of energy consumption in urban rail transit systems [32].
