Monthly Archives: September 2013

Why I Don’t Believe Randers’ Limits to Growth Forecast to 2052

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Gail Tverberg

Jorgen Randers published a book in 2012 called 2052: A Global Forecast for the Next 40 Years. A note on the front says, “A report to the Club of Rome, Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of The Limits to Growth.” If we … Continue reading →

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Discontinuity Ahead – Oil Limits will Adversely Affect the Economy

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Gail Tverberg

What will the world economy be like ten years from now? Or fifty years from now? Is it something that we can forecast by looking at the past, assuming that past tends will continue? Most economists today seem to think … Continue reading →

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Oil and Gas Limits Underlie Syria’s Conflict

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Gail Tverberg

In my view, oil and gas resource limits are major contributors to the conflict in Syria. This is happening in several ways: 1. Syria is an oil exporter that is in increasingly perilous financial condition because of depleting oil resources.  When … Continue reading →

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