The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New WorldHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005 - 399 páginas Petroleum is now so deeply entrenched in our economy, our politics, and our personal expectations that even modest efforts to phase it out are fought tooth and nail by the most powerful forces in the world: companies and governments that depend on oil revenues; the developing nations that see oil as the only means to industrial success; and a Western middle class that refuses to modify its energy-dependent lifestyle. But within thirty years, by even conservative estimates, we will have burned our way through most of the oil that is easily accessible. And well before then, the side effects of an oil-based society--economic volatility, geopolitical conflict, and the climate-changing impact of hydrocarbon pollution--will render fossil fuels an all but unacceptable solution. How will we break our addiction to oil? And what will we use in its place to maintain a global economy and political system that are entirely reliant on cheap, readily available energy? Brilliantly reported from around the globe, The End of Oil brings the world situation into fresh and dramatic focus for business and general readers alike. Roberts talks to both oil optimists and oil pessimists, delves deep into the economics and politics of oil, considers the promises and pitfalls of alternatives, and shows that, although the world energy system has begun its epoch-defining transition, disruption and violent dislocation are almost assured if we do not take a more proactive stance. With the topicality and readability of Fast Food Nation and the scope and trenchant analysis of Guns, Germs, and Steel, this is a vitally important book for the new century. |
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... entire hydrocarbon economy and the end, perhaps, of a story that is almost as old as civiliza- tion. R. For most of the past six thousand years, human history has been character- ized by a constant struggle to harness ever-larger ...
... to maintain uninterrupted access to a steady supply of energy . The goal is sacrosanct , to be pursued at all costs , regardless of the way it perverts the culture and politics of entire regions or props up corrupt Prologue 11.
On the Edge of a Perilous New World Paul Roberts. culture and politics of entire regions or props up corrupt governments and dictators or , ultimately , fosters the instability and resentments that have already spawned such malignant ...
... entire economy into an enduring depression that would make 1929 look like a dress rehearsal and could touch off a desperate and probably violent contest for whatever oil supplies remained. When such a production peak will occur is, as ...
... entire nations. Chapter 12 lays out the terms of the coming strug- gle, as defenders of the energy status quo go up against a new generation of players. Chapter 13 offers a speculative account of the transition to a new energy economy ...
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