The Final Energy Crisis

Contents......Page 6
List of Tables and Figures......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Units of Measurement......Page 11
1. Introduction – In the Beginning, Sheila Newman......Page 12
Part I: Measuring Our Predicament......Page 16
2. 101 Views from Hubbert’s Peak, Sheila Newman......Page 18
3. Prediction of World Peak Oil Production, Seppo A. Korpela......Page 39
4. The Assessment and Importance of Oil Depletion, Colin J. Campbell......Page 59
5. Coal Resources of the World, Seppo A. Korpela......Page 86
Part II: Geopolitics......Page 98
6. The Caspian Chimera, Colin J. Campbell......Page 104
7. Update to the Caspian Chimera, Sheila Newman......Page 110
8. Battle of the Titans, Mark Jones......Page 112
9. Dark Continent, Black Gold, Andrew McKillop......Page 123
10. The Chinese Car Bomb, Andrew McKillop......Page 130
11. Venezuela, Chávez, and Latin American Oil on the World Stage, Sheila Newman......Page 139
Part III: The Big Picture – False Solutions, Hopes, and Fears......Page 148
12. No Choice but International Energy Transition, Andrew McKillop......Page 152
13. Population, Energy, and Economic Growth: the Moral Dilemma, Ross McCluney......Page 162
14. Renewable Energy Limits, Ross McCluney......Page 173
15. Peak Soil, Alice Friedemann......Page 188
16. Notes on Terra Preta, Sheila Newman......Page 204
17. Nuclear Fission Power Options, Sheila Newman......Page 207
18. Fusion Illusions, Michael Dittmar......Page 225
19. Geothermal, Sheila Newman......Page 244
Part IV: After Oil......Page 250
20. France and Australia After Oil, Sheila Newman......Page 252
21. North Korea: The Limits of FossilEnergy-Based Agricultural Systems, Anthony Boys......Page 272
22. How Will Japan Feed Itself Without Fossil Energy?, Antony Boys......Page 286
23. The Simpler Way, Ted Trainer......Page 310
24. In the End: Thermodynamics and the Necessity of Protecting the Natural World, Sheila Newman......Page 320
Notes on Contributors......Page 325
Index......Page 328