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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... kind of peak of its own. Each year, the world demands more and more energy, with no end point in sight. And each year, it is more and more evident that the extraor- dinary machine we have built to supply that demand cannot sustain ...
... kind or quality to satisfy the world's present and future needs. By 2035, the world will use more than twice as much energy as it does today. Demand for oil will jump from the current 80 million barrels a day to as much as 140 million ...
... kind of modern , energy - intensive life many of us in the West take for granted . Energy poverty is in fact emerging as the new killer in de- veloping nations , the root cause of a vast number of other problems , and perhaps the ...
... kind of a proactive endeavor , driven by global consensus over some perceived threat , based on scientific analysis , and managed to minimize disruption and maximize economic gain . On the other , we can picture a change that is less a ...
... kind. Chapter 11 describes the colossal inertia of the current energy or- der, and the way it has influenced, shaped, and, too often, corrupted econo- mies and entire nations. Chapter 12 lays out the terms of the coming strug- gle, as ...
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