Comments on: Is the austerity wave related to Peak Oil and a lower return on energy? https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/is-the-austerity-wave-related-to-peak-oil-and-a-lower-return-on-energy/ Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.17 By: Michel Bauwens https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/is-the-austerity-wave-related-to-peak-oil-and-a-lower-return-on-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-485619 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 03:36:45 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=18131#comment-485619 In reply to david.

Dear David, there are really two very different positions in this debate. The scientists around climate change recently released a report that a full transformation to renewable could be done by 2050, provided our society would change its policies and investments (but that is NOT happening); and then the Peak Oil researchers say the opposite. I think best is to work with scenarios. Unfortunately, I don’t think we have ‘in-house’ distributed energy experts, though my hunch is that those with an interest in these matters, with whom we are in touch with, are more in the optimistic camp.

]]> By: david https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/is-the-austerity-wave-related-to-peak-oil-and-a-lower-return-on-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-485617 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 01:14:15 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=18131#comment-485617 Dear Michael There is a company in jolly England that can bring a non-pollution,non-hydrocarbon synthetic fuel for all combustion motors.In Arizona a 750 mil sun powered non polluting energy turbine will electrify 150,000+ homes.Here in San Luis Obispo county a solar farm is being constructed and this will energize another 155,000 homes.So with the 20:1 ratio affected by these technologies how will this change the dynamics to help the poor and less fortunate?This could put a financial squeeze on the steady state economy.I’ve just listed three,there are a lot more on the list.And as a aside, on the list of uses of petroleum drugs and plastics are # 1 and 2 gasoline is # 17.Thanks for you insight. david perry

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