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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
have we reached Peak Oil?,
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This review is from: Energy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide to Conventional and Alternative Sources (Hardcover)
The book is both a history of the main energy sources used globally, and of the prospects for energy generation going forward into this new century. So we get a walkthrough of how OPEC arose, and how the 1973 Yom Kippur war triggered an oil crisis that gave OPEC much power. But after 1979, this diminished for some 20 years.
Other energy sources are studied. Especially coal, which tends to be more evenly distributed around the world than oil. Perhaps more to the point, US and China have ample supplies. Which means that coal is unlikely to diminish in importance. The most intriguing question posed in the book is the Hubbert hypothesis. Otherwise called the Peak Oil idea. Namely that global oil production has peaked, or will peak soon. To be followed by a gradual but relentless decline. Naturally a disquieting prospect. Especially since China and India (as well as other developing natioons) want to continue to modernise, and will presumably need more oil. Read this part of the book carefully. |
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Energy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide to Conventional and Alternative Sources by Roy L. Neresesian (Hardcover - Dec. 2006)
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