peak oil
How worrying is it when the pronouncements from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which had always tended to be on the more optimistic side, grow increasingly dire? And dire is pretty much the only way to describe today’s comments from Fatih Birol, the IEA’s chief economist, published in
peak oil
The top executives of some of UK’s largest transport firms say the current recession is no excuse to not address the issues of peak oil and climate change. Speaking with Martin Wright in Green Futures, Forum for the Future’s sustainability magazine, transport leaders Brian Souter, Moir Lockhead, Will
peak oil
Peak oil guru Matthew Simmons — featured in a fascinating recent Forbes piece titled, “Crude Cassandra” — isn’t changing his tune in the face of collapsing oil prices. In fact, he warns that today’s low price per barrel creates two serious financial challenges for the oil industry: underwriting ongoing exploration
peak oil
Global oil production is at or near its peak, and will likely never exceed 89 million barrels per day, according to the CEO of French energy company Total. The Financial Times today reported that Christophe de Margerie has adjusted downward his most recent forecast for oil production in 2015, largely
electric cars
Plug-in and hybrid vehicles are taking center stage at this week’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and one auto company has actually dared to say why: peak oil. In announcing the debut of its FT-EV concept car, Toyota Motor Sales USA said it’s looking beyond the