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In this chapter we will analyze data to support the claims about the basic limited nature of the global oil resources that underpin this entire book. Due to the very nature of the task, but also to the prevailing disinformation practices that permeate oil debates, the estimates presented here have a degree of uncertainty, which we acknowledge. However, we believe that current events are proving Campbell, Laherrère, and the “peakists” to be right in general. We leave the discussion about appropriate policies to others.
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Hall, C.A.S., Ramírez-Pascualli, C.A. (2013). What Do We Know About “Peak Oil” Today?. In: The First Half of the Age of Oil. SpringerBriefs in Energy(). Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6064-0_7
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