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Category Archives: Financial Implications
Reaching Limits in a Finite World
We don’t usually think about it, but we live in a finite world. In other words, in theory we can count precisely how many atoms make up the earth. We can also theoretically count how many humans live on earth … Continue reading
Posted in Book draft, Financial Implications, Introductory Post
Tagged energy limits, financial limits, limits to growth, oil limits
263 Comments
Low Oil Prices Lead to Economic Peak Oil
We have all heard the story about oil supply supposedly rising and falling for geological reasons. But what if the story is a little different from this–oil production rises and falls for economic reasons? If this is the issue, it doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged debt defaults, economic growth, limits to growth, oil price, peak oil
225 Comments
Peak Oil Demand is Already a Huge Problem
We in the United States, the Euro-zone, and Japan are already past peak oil demand. Oil demand has to do with how much oil we can afford. Many of the developed nations are not able to outbid the developing nations … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications, peak oil
Tagged CO2 emissions, competitiveness, energy consumption, oil demand, peak oil, peak oil demand
198 Comments
How Oil Exporters Reach Financial Collapse
Recently, I explained how high oil prices can bring on financial collapse for oil importers. In this post, I’ll discuss the flip side of the situation: how oil exporters reach financial collapse. Unfortunately, we have many examples of countries that … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged Egypt, financial collapse, Former Soviet Union, oil exports, oil price, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen
137 Comments
How Resource Limits Lead to Financial Collapse
Resource limits are invisible, so most people don’t realize that we could possibility be approaching them. In fact, my analysis indicates resource limits are really financial limits, and in fact, we seem to be approaching those limits right now. Many analysts … Continue reading
