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Half Gone – Oil, gas, hot air and the global energy crisis -
Jeremy Leggett
Portobello Books Ltd
, 2005
Half Gone stands apart from other peak oil books in combining an account of
the impending peak (which Leggett estimates will occur 2006-2010) with
that other fossil-fuel ugly sister, global warming. At first glance one
might think that the arrival of the former might reduce or delay the
latter, but Leggett points to the possibility of a peak-oil driven dash
for coal increasing carbon emissions and hastening climate
catastrophe. His book is essentially a heartfelt plea to respond to
peak oil with climate-friendly alternative energy rather than resorting
to coal.
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Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras, says it has discovered a huge new offshore oil field off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state. Petrobras estimates it contains at least 700 million barrels of crude - about 10% of Brazil's current reserves.
But it would only supply the world for 8.3 days. The world is using about 84 million barrels of oil each day, so we need a string of similar "Huge" discoveries, one every 8.3 days to keep us going.
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Dec 13th, Stockholm. Prime Minister, Göran Persson, said we are about to experience the oil peak and so need to assess measures to mitigate its effects and to transform society to adapt to this, including looking on how transport and car use will look in the future. After the Prime Minister, ASPO chairman Kjell Aleklett gave a short lecture introducing Peak Oil. More.
We may well soon to see Australian leaders following this example and openly discussing the probabilities, risks and opportunities of Peak Oil, and perhaps even inviting ASPO-Australia to provide briefings.
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Outer suburbs feel squeeze from rising petrol prices
A new Griffith University report has found poorer outer suburbs in Australian cities are likely to be most affected by rising petrol costs because of their dependence on motor vehicles and limited access to public transport.
This contrasts sharply with wealthy inner suburbs, which are less vulnerable to high bowser prices because of their higher incomes and better access to public transport.
See also a later article about more recent reports at
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