Nothing lasts forever (2)
If we carry on fuelling world economic growth largely through the use of oil resources, one day the oil will run out. For years, people have talked of “peak oil” – the time when oil production levels start to fall. According to this story, oil reserves are not as high as was thought and we may already have passed the point of “peak oil”. It’s clearly time to use less oil and develop more climate-friendly energy alternatives.