> People will die as a result of pretty much any peak oil scenario.
Not really. South Africa was a third world country under heavy sanctions.
Yet it created industries to produce petroleum from coal (and even today these companies produce 40%+ of SA's liquid fuel requirements).
If a crappy third world country can do it with 70ies technology (most of which they weren't even allowed to import legally), why can't first world country do this?
Not really. South Africa was a third world country under heavy sanctions.
Yet it created industries to produce petroleum from coal (and even today these companies produce 40%+ of SA's liquid fuel requirements).
If a crappy third world country can do it with 70ies technology (most of which they weren't even allowed to import legally), why can't first world country do this?