Tag Archives: resource limits

Understanding Our Pandemic – Economy Predicament

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Gail Tverberg

The world’s number one problem today is that the world’s population is too large for its resource base. Some people have called this situation overshoot. The world economy is ripe for a major change, such as the current pandemic, to … Continue reading →

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An Updated Version of the “Peak Oil” Story

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Gail Tverberg

The Peak Oil story got some things right. Back in 1998, Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrère wrote an article published in Scientific American called, “The End of Cheap Oil.” In it they said: Our analysis of the discovery and production of oil … Continue reading →

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Limits to Growth–At our doorstep, but not recognized

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Gail Tverberg

How long can economic growth continue in a finite world? This is the question the 1972 book The Limits to Growth by Donella Meadows and others sought to answer. The computer models that the team of researchers produced strongly suggested … Continue reading →

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How Resource Limits Lead to Financial Collapse

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Gail Tverberg

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 →

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