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This 6 page paper reviews Paul Roberts's book "The End of Oil." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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will it be before that happens. Paul Roberts tackles these questions in The End of Oil; this paper discusses the book. The Book Roberts begins his discussion with an overview
of the interdependence among politics, economics, technology and the global demand for energy, a complex mix in which a change in one area is likely to ripple throughout the entire
structure (Pan). Wars were once fought for ideologies, but no longer: "... it has been clear for some time that its the control of energy that drives foreign policy in
Washington, London, Beijing and Moscow" (Pan). This presents real difficulties, because although energy demand "is rising globally, energy resources are not and at the same time the scientific consensus is
that carbon emissions are the prime driver for global warming" (Pan). That is, all industrialized nations are trying to find more oil instead of developing alternative energy sources, and
it is the use of oil and other fossil fuels that is driving up the global temperature. What Roberts does in his book is to cut through the confusion surrounding
these complex issues; unfortunately, what he finds isnt very comforting. He begins with a discussion of coal, not oil; and "describes the technical advances and socio-political upheaval that accompanied the
industrial revolution and the transition to a coal-fired economy" (Pan). Roberts points out that the shift from an agrarian economy to an industrial, coal-fired one was painful and caused fundamental
changes throughout society (Pan). The move from coal to oil caused similar upheaval and a move from oil to the next source will be just as difficult (Pan). But its
a move that must be made, and soon. Roberts argues that "the current energy economy, which is based almost entirely on hydrocarbons (oil, coal and gas), must change and that
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