Peak Oil Demand, EVs, & the Future of Oil: A Cleantech Perspective(cleantechnica.com) The good news: oil demand is cooling. The bad news: it’s not yet done growing. One can’t really claim oil demand is “falling” (yet), but growth has slowed down to its lowest level in over a decade, with 2024 being a pivotal year. Let’s look at the realities of oil demand and its future from a cleantech perspective!
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Big Oil Must Pay for Storm Damage(newsweek.com) In 1989, Shell published an internal report analyzing two possible futures, one in which fossil fuels were brought under control and one in which they weren't. In the former, which they called the "sustainable world" scenario, greenhouse gas emissions began declining rapidly around the year 2000 and global warming was kept in check.