Resources
Peak OilThe Coming Oil Supply Crunch (pdf) Chatham House (the Royal Institute of Economic Affairs)
This report argues that unless there is a collapse in oil demand within the next five to ten years, there will be a serious oil ‘supply crunch’ – not because of below-ground resource constraints but because of inadequate investment by international oil companies (IOCs) and national oil companies (NOCs). An oil supply crunch is where excess crude producing capacity falls to low levels and is followed by a crude ‘outage’ leading to a price spike. If this happens then the resulting price spike will carry serious policy implications with long-lasting effects on the global energy picture.
Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil & Energy Security
A warning from a broad spectrum of industry that a peak in cheap, easily available oil production, is likely to hit by 2013, posing a grave risk to the UK and world economy.
Second report: The Oil Crunch - A wake-up call for the UK Economy (Feb 2010) (pdf)
The Twilight of an Age. Video interview with John Michael Greer
In his book, The Long Descent, John Michael Greer observes that our culture has two primary stories: “Infinite Progress” or “Catastrophe”. On the contrary, he sees history as cyclic: civilizations rise and fall. Like others, ours is exhausting its resource base. Cheap energy is over. Decline is here, but the descent will be a long one. It’s too late to maintain the status quo by swapping energy sources. How to deal with this predicament? He lays out practical ideas, possibilities, and potentials, including reconnecting with natural and human capacities pushed aside by industrial life.
Peak Oil for Dummies
Lionel Badal has written an overview, entitled "Peak Oil for Dummies" of the Peak Oil situation and highlighted several key issues as well as historical events throughout recent decades. It is well referenced and also touches upon some countermeasures, consequences and much more.
Heads in the Sand: Governments Ignore the Oil Supply Crunch and Threaten the Climate (pdf)
This report argues that governments have failed to acknowledge a looming oil supply crunch. Their collective failure means we have lost a decade in which action could have been taken. Recognition of the oil supply crunch would also have injected a sense of urgency and increased ambition into climate change negotiations.
Triple CrunchNew Economics Foundation website
This page has links to many articles by commentators such as Caroline Lucas, Jeremy Leggett, Colin Hines, Andrew Simms and Tony Juniper
The Green New Deal (pdf)
This report argues that the global economy is facing a ‘triple crunch’. It is a combination of a credit-fuelled financial crisis, accelerating climate change and soaring energy prices underpinned by an encroaching peak in oil production. These three overlapping events threaten to develop into a perfect storm, the like of which has not been seen since the Great Depression. To help prevent this from happening the authors are proposing a Green New Deal.
Jeremy Leggett's personal website
Includes Jeremys Triple Crunch log which chronicles the unfolding energy dramas.
Preparing for a Post Peak Life
Video from Post Peak Living. Covers Financial Crisis, Peak Oil and Climate Change.
Transition MovementTransition Towns Wiki
Home of Transition Towns. Lists all "official" initiatives, explains how to set one up, complete with primer, training information and handbook
Jennifer Grey video interview
Sharing highlights from The Transition Handbook by founder Rob Hopkins, Jennifer elaborates on a flexible twelve-step process to empower community organisers in unleashing the creative genius of their community and building an Energy Descent Action Plan. One innovative aspect is backcasting: envisioning one’s community in 20 years, and then designing steps to get from here to there.
Economic CollapseShare the World's Resources website
A good selection of articles covering many aspects of the broken global economic system and related topics.
Chris Martenson's Crash Course
A concise video seminar on how our economy, energy systems, and environment interact, and how they will impact the future. Follow the link above and click on "Crash Course".
The Great Transition (pdf)
This report from the New Economics Foundation argues that nothing short of a Great Transition to a new economy is necessary and desirable, and also possible. Business as usual has failed. Yet prime ministers, finance ministers and governors of central banks are still running around – perhaps a little less frantically than they were – trying to allay fears and convince us that this is not the case.
Climate ChangeClimate Change from the BBC Weather Centre
Evidence, impacts, adaptation and policies
RealClimate
Climate science from climate scientists
Sell the Sizzle (pdf) from Futerra Sustainability Communications.
"In this guide we argue that climate change is no longer a scientist's problem, it's now a salesman's problem. We call upon government spokespeople, climate campaigners and business advertisers to stop selling visions of hell. Instead we must all create and sell a new vision of a 'low carbon heaven'."
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