In the course of writing our GreenICT proposal, 2020 Vision: Thinking the unthinkable, I’ve read a large number of recent, good quality reports which provide ample research for the casual reader into Peak Oil and a related energy crisis. Perhaps some readers of this blog might be interested in learning more about this topic, so here are a few good places to start. If you know of other essential reports that I should include, please leave a comment.
Global Witness. Heads in the Sand (2009)
Bristol City Council. Building a Positive Future for Bristol After Peak Oil (2009)
Ofgem. Project Discovery – Energy Market Scenarios (2009)
Sustainable Development Commission. Prosperity without growth? The transition to a sustainable economy (2009)
UK Energy Research Centre. Global Oil Depletion – An assessment of the evidence for a near-term peak in global oil production (2009)
Welsh Local Government Association. Peak Oil and Energy Uncertainty (2009)
Chatham House. The Coming Oil Supply Crunch (2008)
David MacKay. Sustainable Energy – Without the hot air (2008)
The Oil Depletion Analysis Centre. Preparing for Peak Oil: Local Authorities and the Energy Crisis Report (2008)
Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil & Energy Security. The Oil Crunch: Securing the UK’s Energy Future (2008)
National Assembly for Wales. Peak Oil (2008)
International Energy Agency. World Energy Outlook – Executive Summary (2008)
Local Government Association. Volatile Times – Transport, Climate Change and the Price of Oil (2008)
Robert L. Hirsch. Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, and Risk Management (2005) + [Summary article]
Further resources (ODAC)
UPDATE: I’ve bundled these as a reading list which you can subscribe to by RSS. As I find more reports which are worth including, the reading list will be updated. You can grab the OPML file and the Atom feed, too. The source for the reading list is on delicious.
We have an endless supply of energy above us, an endless supply of energy below us, and an endless supply of energy blowing through our hair every single day. Why are we still going down the crisis route?
I have a suspicion that the talk of energy crises is another scare tactic like swine flu and anthropological global warming. We will find a way to harness the immense sources of energy on our planet.