The recent International Energy Agency “World Energy Outlook 2008” report is a mixture of blind optimism and dire warnings. It reads as though it were written by several different authors some of whom see peak oil in sight and others who continue to deny the inevitable. Even the IEA Chief Economist, Dr. Fatih Birol, encourages […]
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Following hot on the heels of the UK Industry Peak Oil task force report “The Oil Crunch” the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre (ODAC) has published a report specifically for local government called “Preparing for Peak Oil: Local Authorities and the Energy Crisis”. Below are the actions that it recommends local authorities undertake: • Conduct a […]
The International Energy Agency‘s long awaited World Energy Outlook 2008 report has been published. You can read the executive summary here. Over the past year the IEA has been reviewing the production figures and reserve data of the worlds oil fields. Once a skeptic of Peak Oil it is now warning of a severe supply […]
Below are details on our forthcoming “Future Proof Your Business” seminar. Booking is not essential but places are limited. Admission is €20, payable on the day. Download the flyer here. Tel: Paul Brennan, 056 4440593 Email: paul[at]futureproofkilkenny.org Thursday 27th November, Butler House, 9:30am-2pm, 20€, Lunch Provided With oil prices falling and a recession around the […]
According to most commentators on peak oil, the world was endowed with approximately 2 trillion barrels of conventional crude oil that formed once in the Earth’s crust many millions of years ago. It’s amazing to think than over the last 2 generations we have burnt our way through the first half. If we continue at […]