“Finally, the **coal boom had begun**. In [[Paris]], **in 1815, the average person used 1.8 m3 of fuelwood per year. By the 1860s this had fallen to 0.45 m3, and by 1900 it was down to 0.2 m3**. Wood was on its way out, and coal was the new fashion. ([Location 2005](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2005))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[fuelwood]], [[coal-energy]], [[fossil-fuels]], [[emissions]], [[energy-ladder]], [[energy-efficiency]], [[technology]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]