According to the article, we we got 44 * energy input in 1950, and 8 * input in 2020. Bad maths warning - I think this means that for a given activity that use

According to the article, we we got 44 * energy input in 1950, and 8 * input in 2020. Bad maths warning - I think this means that for a given activity that uses oil, say driving a mile, ignoring all the energy that went into the car etc. you're burning 12.5% on top of what you put into the tank. Whereas in 1950 this was only 2.3%. Seems like a noticeable chunk of efficiency improvements are cancelled out just to keep polluting at the same rate as before.