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Tag Archives: energy limits
The World’s Fragile Economic Condition – Part 2
The world economy can appear to be operating quite well but can be hiding a major problem that causes it to be fragile. My presentation The World’s Fragile Economic Condition (PDF) explains why we should expect financial problems if energy consumption … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged diminishing returns, energy limits, interest rates, oil prices
2,108 Comments
How the Economy Works as It Reaches Energy Limits — An Introduction for Actuaries and Others
Why have long-term interest rates generally fallen since 1981? Why have asset prices risen? Can these trends be expected to continue? The standard evaluation approach by actuaries and economists seems to be to look at past patterns and assume that … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications
Tagged energy limits, low oil price, oil price, peak oil
1,963 Comments
Energy limits: Is there anything we can do?
The energy limit we are running into is a cost limit. I would argue that neither the Republican or Democrat approach to solving the problem will really work. The Republicans favor “Drill Baby Drill”. If the issue is that the … Continue reading
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
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