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Peak Oil and Climate Change – the 2 great oversights…. A History Lesson… Adapted from a presentation by Jeremy Leggett. 1930. Peak of discovery in US 48. USA 48. 1956 - Hubbert predicts US production peak in 1971. production. World. 1965 - World peak of discovery.
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Peak Oil and Climate Change – the 2 great oversights…. A History Lesson… Adapted from a presentation by Jeremy Leggett.
1930 Peak of discovery in US 48
USA 48 1956 - Hubbert predicts US production peak in 1971 production
World 1965 - World peak of discovery
USA 48 1973 – US Oil Production Peaks. production
1989 Jim Hansen of NASA: “It is time to say global warming is here.”
1989 Authoritative early warning
1998 – Campbell and Lahererre publish ‘The End of Cheap Oil’.
Hadley Centre AUGUST 2003 EUROPEAN HEATWAVE anomaly relative to late 19th century 2003 - Summer in the city
2005 G8in UK
? 2 6 $80 Second energy crisis 1979 to 1981 2003 prices $60 Peak oil 1 $40 3 5 4 $20 prices of the day 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
Average temperatures from a range of IPCC energy scenarios short of deep cuts in fossil fuel use Threshold of severe danger: 2oC above pre-industrial average temperature (EU target not to exceed) Departures oC from the 1961 – 1990 avge.
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