Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
Birol... did not say the world was past its peak oil moment in that quote; he did say it will come some day and we should prudently plan for that. No argument from me on that.
No argument from me, either.
But there are others who view the PO issue as alarmist nonsense. There is little likelihood of prudent planning so long as that view prevails: indeed, there seems to be some antagonism to even discussing the matter, which is surely a prerequisite to planning.

The situation is similar re. the issue of carbon emissions & climate change.

Tomorrow's WEO should be interesting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8NWnA64A_4