PIRSA:09020006

Out of Gas

Goodstein, D. (2009). Out of Gas. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/09020006

Goodstein, David. Out of Gas. Perimeter Institute, Feb. 05, 2009, https://pirsa.org/09020006 

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            doi = {10.48660/09020006},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/09020006},
            author = {Goodstein, David},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {Out of Gas},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2009},
            month = {feb},
            note = {PIRSA:09020006 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

David Goodstein California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of Physics Mathematics & Astronomy

Talk numberPIRSA:09020006
DOI10.48660/09020006
Talk Type Scientific Series

Abstract

The world will start to run out of cheap, conventionally produced oil much sooner than most people expect, possibly within the next decade. This talk will discuss the reasoning that leads to that conclusion and the likely consequences if it is correct. It may be possible, with considerable difficulty to substitute other fossil fuels for the missing oil, but if we do that we may do irreparable damage to the Earth’s climate. And even then we would start to run out of all fossil fuels, including coal, probably within this century. Can civilization survive if that happens? We will consider the possibilities.