The Proponents of Net Zero Say Oil Peaking Is Important

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Less than 1% of the global fleet at the moment is non fossil fuel electric vehicle or hydrogen fuel cell. Most of the non fossil fuel system has not been built yet. And so it takes time and money to do that neither of which we actually have. The net zero plan also one of the criticisms against my workers, I'm using a four week buffer for wind and solar power because they're highly intermittent.

On this episode, mining and geology expert Simon Michaux returns to give a preliminary framework for responses to the coming energy and material constraints described in the previous episode. This includes both practical thoughts for how to organize communities around resources and also a shift in mindset from short term to long-term and from competition to cooperation. How do we simultaneously lay out all of the biophysical constraints on the table so that we can begin preparing for and adapting to a changing future?

About Simon Michaux

Dr. Simon Michaux is an Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland. He has a PhD in mining engineering. Dr. Michaux’s long-term work is on societal transformation toward a circular economy.

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