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December 11, 2025Open Access

The Physics of Sustainability: Material and Power Constraints for the Long Term

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JHJosé HalloyPCPetros ChatzimpirosFGFrançois Graner

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Overview

Perspective reveals how power density and organic chemistry matter for sustainability, suggesting a shift toward degrowth.

Key Points

  • The aim is to reframe sustainability within the constraints of energy-matter interactions and system dynamics.
  • Integrative perspective on sustainability considering physical constraints of energy and materials.
  • Analysis of fossil-fueled metabolism versus post-fossil systems.
  • Discussion on required technological shifts and circular processes.
  • Identified incompatibility of fossil-fueled metabolism with long-term sustainability.
  • Stressed importance of organic chemistry and low power density for sustainable practices.
  • Proposed a paradigm shift toward degrowth as necessary for viable futures.

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Halloy et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69401b262d562116f28f7866https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2512.10680
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