This is a good presentation / report to cover the issue for those who like slides.
http://www.aspo9.be/assets/ASPO9_Fri_29_April_Bezdek.pdf
Clipped from www.npr.org
I was recently at a scientific conference on the development of sustainable biofuels, this being my lab's research focus. Much data was presented and much was said of substance. But the one slide I made sure to get a copy of was this one from Steve Mayfield at UCSD, conveying the history and availability of petroleum at current usage rates (more information here):
Nice presentation. I thought the GDP/Oil Production 1:1 connection was particularly telling.
ReplyDeleteLooks like there will be a 20% decline in world GDP within ten years.
@MadAboutTheNews Yes. I agree. So does @PlattsOil and other petroleuml/ natural gas industry data and information sources. Most of the decent industry publications don't deny that this is true at all. They provide the same information. Platt's blog, "The Oil Barrel" has surprisingly similar content and tone as NPR and non-energy industry news sources. It is depressing. No one listens to Platt's any more than they do to NPR though.
ReplyDeleteOECD Growth? Or massive shift in leading economies? http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/may/13/gdp-growth-oecd-eu#
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