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Views on peak oil and its relation to climate change policy
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Abstract
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| Definitionsoffossilfuelreservesandresourcesandassessedstockdataarereviewedandclarified. semanticsexplainalargestakeofconflictbetweenadvocateandcriticalvoicesonpeakoil.Froma holisticsourcessinksperspective,limitedcarryingcapacityofatmosphericsinks,notabsolutescarcity in oilresources,willimposetightconstraintsonoiluse.Eventuallyobservedpeaksinoilproductionin nearbyyearswillresultfrompoliticallyimposedlimitsoncarbonemissions,andnotbecausedby physicallackofoilresources.Peak-oilbeliefinducespassiveclimatepolicyattitudeswhensuggesting carbondioxideemissionswillpeaknaturallylinkedtodwindlingoilsupplies.Activepoliciesfor reducingemissionsanduseoffossilfuelswillalsoencompasshigherenergyend-useprices.Revenues obtainedfromhigherleviesonoilusecansupportfinancingenergyefficiencyandrenewableenergy options.Butwhenoilproducerschargethehigherpricestheycanpumpnewoilformanydecades, postponingpeakoiltooccurwhileextendingcarbonlock-in. |
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Language
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English
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Source (journal)
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Energy policy. - Guildford, 1973, currens
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Publication
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Guildford
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2010
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ISSN
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0301-4215
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1873-6777
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DOI
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10.1016/J.ENPOL.2010.05.002
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Volume/pages
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38
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, p. 5572-5581
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ISI
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000282240100028
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Full text (Publisher's DOI)
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