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Could we be hitting natural gas limits already?

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Gail Tverberg

Many countries have assumed that natural gas imports will be available for balancing electricity produced by intermittent wind and solar, whenever they are needed. The high natural gas import prices recently being encountered in Europe, and especially in the UK, appear to be an indication of an underlying problem. Could the world already be hitting natural gas limits? Continue reading →

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Energy limits: Why we see rising wealth disparity and low prices

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Gail Tverberg

Last week, I gave a fairly wide-ranging presentation at the 2016 Biophysical Economics Conference called Complexity: The Connection Between Fossil Fuel EROI, Human Energy EROI, and Debt (pdf). In this post, I discuss the portion of the talk that explains several … Continue reading →

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Today’s Energy Predicament – A Look at Some Charts

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Gail Tverberg

Today’s energy predicament is a strange situation that most modelers have never really considered. Let me explain some of the issues I see, using some charts. [1] It is probably not possible to reduce current energy consumption by 80% or … Continue reading →

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What has gone wrong with oil prices, debt, and GDP growth?

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Gail Tverberg

Our economy is a mystery to almost everyone, including economists. Let me explain the way I see the situation: (1) The big thing that pulls the economy forward is the time-shifting nature of debt and debt-like instruments. If we want … Continue reading →

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Expect low oil prices in 2020; tendency toward recession

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Gail Tverberg

Energy Forecast for 2020 Overall, I expect that oil and other commodity prices will remain low in 2020. These low oil prices will adversely affect oil production and several other parts of the economy. As a result, a strong tendency … Continue reading →

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