Peak Oil and Climate Change the 2 great

Peak Oil and Climate Change – the 2 great oversights…. A History Lesson… Adapted from a presentation by Jeremy Leggett.

1930 Peak of discovery in US 48

USA 48 1956 - Hubbert predicts US production peak in 1971 production

World 1965 - World peak of discovery

1973 The first oil crisis

USA 48 1973 – US Oil Production Peaks. production

1978 – The Second Oil Crisis.

1981 – Crisis over…

1985 – the doubts begin…

1989 Jim Hansen of NASA: “It is time to say global warming is here. ”

1989 Authoritative early warning

1990 “Race to save our world”

1992

1997 - BP quits the carbon club

1997 Kyoto

1998 – Campbell and Lahererre publish ‘The End of Cheap Oil’.

2001

2003 - Summer in the city AUGUST 2003 EUROPEAN HEATWAVE anomaly relative to late 19 th century Hadley Centre

2004

2005 G 8 in UK

2005 - Katrina

2 Second energy crisis 1979 to 1981 $60 6 2003 prices 1 $40 3 4 ? Peak oil $80 5 $20 2010 2005 2000 1995 1990 1985 1980 1975 1970 1965 prices of the day

Departures o. C from the 1961 – 1990 avge. Average temperatures from a range of IPCC energy scenarios short of deep cuts in fossil fuel use Threshold of severe danger: 2 o. C above pre-industrial average temperature (EU target not to exceed)

The Impact of Kyoto

How will it affect the UK?

An Increasing Problem.

Climate change and Peak Oil.

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