neroden - I am just saying that what we may experience are food lines, cities in an uproar and more similar things to Venezuela's current political and public condition "worldwide" once oil is noted to be running out. I don't think it works out well once world population reaches the 9+ Billion that is slated. The solution isn't entirely EVs and renewables - it is education and family planning through tougher stances on trying to share "what's left". Not many consumers know that oil has a finite life ahead. They should be told to do their part. For me, driving an EV and Solar PV, stopping at 2 kids and growing some food at home is a start. But only a start. How many world citizens are doing "at least" that? Now, my own cutting back of resources is quickly replaced by new families buying new homes and having their own kids and becoming heavier consumers of the energy and oil that I have stopped using. As a consensus, what's the point of conserving when someone else just starts using it? So, the mass consumer space is going to be full of "I want mine" (including China wanting a vast middle-class consumer base). Anyone recently see the picture of the 1600 new Coal-burning power plants coming worldwide? Our desire to cut CO2 might be to drive fewer ICE cars and burn more coal to power electric cars. Who knows. I know a guy here who got out of running a local green organization that had 40-60 at local meet-ups because he "gave up" on seeing any future possibility that it will do any good. With oil - we can support 11 Billion on the planet. Without oil? Your guess is as good as mine. We have 45 years or less at 100MMbpd against 1.5 Trillion bbl reserves. How many politicians are willing to run on a "let us cut, conserve and save" platform? No, "economy must be grown!" is their typical stance. As usual, I always say "The Amish are just waiting for us to implode - they'll be fine".
Check out growthbusters.org, steadstate.org and World Population Clock: 7.5 Billion People (2017) - Worldometers
The End Of Fossil Fuels - Our Green Energy - Ecotricity
Check out growthbusters.org, steadstate.org and World Population Clock: 7.5 Billion People (2017) - Worldometers
The End Of Fossil Fuels - Our Green Energy - Ecotricity
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