The Oil Depletion Protocol: A Plan to Avert Oil Wars, Terrorism and Economic Collapse

Richard Heinberg

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Since oil is the primary fuel of global industrial civilization, its imminent depletion is a problem that will have a profound impact on every aspect of modern life. With-out international agreement on how to manage the decline of this vital resource, the world faces unprecedented risk of conflict and collapse.

The Oil Depletion Protocol describes a unique accord whereby nations would voluntarily reduce their oil production and oil imports according to a consistent, sensible formula. This would enable energy transition to be planned and supported over the long term, providing a context of stable energy prices and peaceful cooperation. The protocol will be presented at international gatherings, initiating the process of country-by-country negotiation and adoption and mobilizing public support. To this end, this book:

- Provides an overview of the data concerning Peak Oil and its timing
- Briefly explains the protocol and its implications for the reader and for
 decision-makers in government and industry around the world
- Deals with frequently asked questions and objections
- Looks forward to how the protocol can be adopted and how municipalities and      ordinary citizens can facilitate the process

Timely and critically important, The Oil Depletion Protocol is a must-read for policymakers and for all who seek to avert a Peak Oil collapse.

Peak Oil Resources Review:

Richard Heinberg again steps up to the plate and manages to knock another one out of the park.  For those who are well read on Peak Oil, this books take only a brief amount of time to recap what Peak Oil is without belaboring the minutiae.  You can get that elsewhere.  Here, Heinberg makes very astute recommendations of how one can personally prepare for Peak Oil, reduce dependency, and work to implement the Protocol on a community-wide basis.  It is not made up of cockamamie suggestions that are impossible to implement, or nearly so.  They are practical recommendations.  This the THE book that has been missing from Peak Oil literature... the one that answers the question (after the relative shock subsides!), "What do I do now?"  You would do well to read either "The Party's Over" or "The Long Emergency" in order to have a complete picture to work with before delving in to this work... that is if you are in need of convincing that Peak Oil is a reality.   

Richard Heinberg
Richard Heinberg is widely acknowledged as one of the world's foremost Peak Oil educators. A journalist, educator, editor, lecturer, and a Core Faculty member of New College of California where he teaches a program on "Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Community, he is the author of six previous books including The Party's Over and Powerdown.