Abstract

This essay examines both sides of the “Hubbert’s peak” debate and their implications for energy policy. If there is a strong case for governments to wean their economies of oil, how do they do it? What low-carbon or alternative technologies bear watching? How will these technologies affect the environment? How long will the world remain reliant on oil considering that industries are 98% dependent on petroleum products?

Publication Date

2006

Series

University Dialogue 2006. Power to the People: A University Dialogue on Energy.

Publisher

Durham, NH: Discovery Program, University of New Hampshire

Document Type

Article

Rights

Copyright 2006. The University of New Hampshire Discovery Program.

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