A new report highlights how woefully unprepared the Government is for a looming peak in oil production
… Peak oil before 2020 a 'significant risk', say … October 2009 News Energy Climate Change Oil Peak Oil fuelgauge.jpg A new report highlights … unprepared the Government is for a looming peak in oil production There is a 'significant …
Report reveals threat of civil unrest from energy shortages, which has been played down as 'alarmist' by ministers
… UK ministers ignored 'peak oil' warnings, report shows Terry … guardian energy editor | 15th June 2011 News Peak Oil Energy Fossil Fuels fuelgauge.jpg The … has consistently downplayed concerns about 'peak oil' shortages Report reveals threat of …
The end of cheap oil has got governments panicking to control prices rather than planning for a post-oil era. Tom Levitt reports
… Peak oil is 'getting closer' but the world is not ready Tom Levitt | 28th June 2011 News Peak Oil Energy Climate Change peakoil.jpg A peak in the production of oil is …
Climate change is a problem of fossil fuel dependency, and solving it requires reducing that dependency quickly and dramatically.
… Peak oil is welcome Richard Heinberg | 7th August 2008 Comment Peak Oil Carbon Climate Change Coal Gas Fossil … contraction faces a tough battle. The peaking in production rates of oil, coal and …
Heavy on the moralising, light on cheer, a new book on low-carbon living has Phil England reaching for the classics
… Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change by Pat Murphy Phil … Pat Murphy Plan C Transition Community Peak-oil Climate Change Comments And Analysis … plan for solving not only climate change and peak oil but also overpopulation, poverty and …
China's coal extraction and consumption peaked years ago and much sooner than anticipated. But the Silk Belt and Road Initiative – a massive foreign investments plan – seems to outsource China's emissions. Just like we in the West did, when we moved production to China. Ecological economists, FEDERICO DEMARIA and JOAN MARTINEZ ALIER report
… SPECIAL REPORT: China has a plan - Peak Coal and the new Silk Road Federico … .jpg China's coal extraction and consumption peaked years ago and much sooner than … countries - thus displacing carbon emissions. Peak Coal in China China is extracting an …
Recent falls in oil prices give 'greens' cause to rethink arguments about 'peak oil' and get back to why they are really opposed to fossil fuels, writes Dr Steve Melia. Ultimately, it's not the economic evidence that drives government decisions - it's the politics!
… 'greens' cause to rethink arguments about 'peak oil' and get back to why they are really … for sustainable energy - economic and peak oil - are now looking rather weaker. … political environmentalism has strengthened. Peak oil as an argument for environmental …
The time may soon be coming when every government will need to think about rationing fossil fuel usage. What's the quickest and most equitable way to do it?
… political parties fighting the next election. Peak oil tipping point Fleming believes the onset of peak oil could well force them to change their minds. Peak oil is the moment when global demand for …
Coal consumption in China is likely to dwindle rapidly, writes Alex Kirby, leaving its own mining sector and foreign coal exporters in serious trouble. Australia and Indonesia are at greatest risk as China may soon stop importing any coal at all.
… in power stations to generate electricity) peaks, this will leave up to 40% of its … assets. How soon will China's coal spree peak? But some forecasts suggest China's thermal coal demand will peak between 2015 and 2030. The report says …
The UK Government plans to lock consumers into a 2.5bn a year, 15-year spend to support peak-time fossil power generation - while undermining energy demand savings capable of achieving the same purpose more cleanly and cheaply. But today the 'unlawful' system has been hit by an ECJ lawsuit.
… into a 2.5bn a year, 15-year spend to support peak-time fossil power generation - while … obligations of up to £2.5bn for expensive peaking power stations to be switched on will … Those costs, plus year on year additional peaking power costs for the next 15 years, …
The Leader of the US Senate says that under the China-US climate deal, China can 'do nothing at all for 16 years'. John Mathews and Hao Tan examine the claim - and find it's the very reverse of the truth. China is leading the world in greening its energy supply, and has committed to add a massive 1.3GW of renewable power capacity every week for 15 years. Now Mitch - beat that!
… president Xi Jinping can commit China to peaking its carbon emissions by 2030. In … observers expect China’s carbon emissions to peak well before that date, so there is room … that China's coal consumption would probably peak by 2020, at about 4.2 billion tonnes per …
'Now is the time to plan an orderly wind-down of fossil fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy.'
… such as oil. The world may already have seen peak demand for fossil fuels in 2019, the … such as oil. The world may already have seen peak demand for fossil fuels in 2019, the … innovation and policy support is driving peak fossil fuel demand in sector after sector …
How did Germany do it? No, not its World Cup victory - how did Germany engineer Europe's highest penetration of renewable energy, plus fast-dropping electricity prices? Keith Barnham explains - and says the UK could do the same, and better!
… In winter months there is a high evening peak around suppertime in both countries. As … sun is highest in the sky. It is close to the peak in the daytime electricity demand. In … PV electricity supply satisfies the daytime peak demand for electricity in Germany can be …
Colleague and friend Shaun Chamberlin pays tribute to the life and work of Dr David Fleming, founder of the idea of personal carbon trading
… 21st December 2010 Comment Dr. David Fleming Peak Oil Iea Transition Towns Rob Hopkins … thinker and one of the key whistleblowers on peak oil, has died aged 70. He was a … contribution to the world's awakening to peak oil. ' The next oil shock? ', Fleming's …
Subsidies for oil, coal and gas sectors were six times higher than those for renewable energy in 2009, the latest International Energy Agency (IEA) assessment has revealed
… | 9th November 2010 News Fossil Fuels Iea Peak Oil Energy Politics And Economics … ANALYSIS How a 22-year-old student uncovered peak oil fraud Lionel Badal was working on his … even uglier than we feared... NEWS ANALYSIS Peak oil before 2020 a 'significant risk', say …
According to oil company executives, oil is going to be a major energy source to 2100 and beyond. So after hearing an oil man make his case, Chris Goodall went home and crunched some numbers. Money invested in solar power already produces more energy than if it's put into oil exploration and production, and the gap is only going to widen from here. Is this the new 'peak oil'?
… The new 'peak oil'? A dollar invested in solar yields … going to widen from here. Is this the new 'peak oil'? A couple of weeks ago, 300 …
China has just recorded its first fall in emissions from burning fossil fuels in 15 years, writes Lauri Myllyvirta. The sharp decline has surprised analysts, and reflects the fast growing proportion of renewables in the country's power supply.
… per year, respectively. Has China's coal burn peaked? China's coal consumption growth was … total energy consumption, could see coal use peak by 2020. China recently required four … capacity growth has slowed from the peak years - 2006 saw the equivalent of 1.5 …
A hundred years ago, markets ruled: fortunes were made, workers abused, bubbles blown. The Austrian School of economists, led by Ludwig von Mises, said this was fine: despite temporary messiness, the market knows best.
… Richard Heinberg | 5th February 2009 Comment PeakPeak Oil Carbon Energy Climate Economy … has reached physical limits to growth — peak oil and climate change — that spell ruin …
For environmentalists, tar sands are a 'climate crime'; for peak oil experts, they can never do the job of ordinary crude. But neither critique tells the full story: that exploiting tar sands may worsen both the climate crisis, and the energy crisis...
… Energy Climate Change Oil Tar Sands Alberta Peak Oil tarsandstruck.jpg For … tar sands are a 'climate crime'; for peak oil experts, they can never do the job of … as conventional oil production approaches its peak. Their modeling demonstrates that even …
Next month is the time for green activists to get together in the glorious Peak District, coordinate future actions on everything from fracking to road-building and climate change ... and of course, share the love, writes Indra donFrancesco, Yes, it's the Earth First! summer gathering, and there's never been stronger reasons to go.
… activists to get together in the glorious Peak District, coordinate future actions on … gatherings. And in 2015 we are taking to the Peak District This year we're in the Peak District from 19th to 21st August. The …
Many glaciers are melting away at a rapid rate. This could have serious consequences for half a billion people who depend on the ‘eternal snows’ to water their crops and for drinking. But as Jonathan Mitchell reports from Nepal, not everyone appears concerned
… sceptics visit. Though standing on Gokyo Peak, the view before you is spectacular and … thousands of smaller glaciers on less grand peaks. The ice has gone High up in the Everest … Nup La and over at Mount Thamserku - two peaks which dominate the horseshoe-shaped town …