"The **total energy requirement of global steel production in 2019 was about 34 exajoules, or about 6 percent of the world’s primary energy supply**." ([Location 1904](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=1904)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[steel]], [[steelmaking]], [[demographics]], [[energy-consumption]], **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]