The Last Oil Shock. A Survival Guide to the Imminent Extinction of Petroleum Man
World after 1990
088320
London
2008
13×19,5
meki
290
engleski
Price: 7,50 EUR
The Book (2007) written by award-winning British investigative journalist and filmmaker David Strahan. It deals with the socioeconomic consequences of the phenomenon known as "Peak Oil", the theory that global crude oil production will reach its maximum point and then enter an unstoppable, terminal decline. The author claims that governments and large oil companies are deliberately withholding information about the real state of global reserves in order to prevent panic in the markets and preserve the current economic order. Strahan links the invasion of Iraq and tensions with Iran to the Western powers' desperate struggle for control of the remaining rich sources of oil. The book brutally honestly analyzes alternative energy sources and explains why renewable sources (like wind and solar) cannot completely replace the energy density of oil overnight. Contrary to the idea that a shortage of oil will reduce carbon emissions, the author proves that the crisis could force countries to use even dirtier coal and gas more massively. This would destroy the wealth needed to fight global warming. Since modern industrial capitalism is completely dependent on cheap oil, its rapid disappearance could cause an unprecedented economic depression and crisis in food and commodity supply chains. David Strahan is a former journalist and producer of the BBC's respected shows The Money Program and Horizon. He is known for documentaries about energy and corporate scandals, including the fall of Enron (Inside the Enron Scandal).
