GGR333H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Peter W. Huber, Vaclav Smil, George Monbiot
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List three (3) of the main highlights of the 1980 national academy of sciences (nas) "energy in transition report". Heavily emphasized conservation, and noted that coal and nuclear fission were the only readily available large-scale domestic energy sources that could reverse the decline in domestic energy production. Extremely pessimistic about petroleum, stating that world supplies of petroleum will be severely strained in the 1980s. Predicted that technical efficiency measures alone could reduce the ratio of energy consumption to gnp. Explain in a few words what tom adams views as the apparent inconsistency of both too much and too little fossil energy. Continued fossil fuel usage is about to cause a climate catastrophe. Fossil fuel supplies are about to be exhausted. List 3 important physical realities that account for the fact that the difficulties of shifting away fossil fuels are typically underestimated by renewable energy proponents. Most fossil fuel companies have little concern for future generations.
