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Re: China-USA cheat agreements on CO2




by sen-no-sen » 19/03/17, 18:24

moinsdewatt wrote:
sen-no-sen wrote:It should be known that our consumption of fossil product is down 2% * per year since 2006, and not because of the political goodwill but of the peak oil.
Physical limitations in the end make almost all the work, the rest is green washing.
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Not at all. World oil consumption is still on the rise.

On the other hand, global coal consumption is down, because of China.


By "our" I was talking about French consumption, as far as world consumption is concerned, we are in a period of "undulating plateau" as mentioned above.
The increase you are referring to is linked to the contribution of unconventional oils (shale oil, extra heavy, deep oil, etc.), "classic" oil has been in depletion since 2006.

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http://www.resilience.org/stories/2012-01-20/transport-energy-futures-long-term-oil-supply-trends-and-projections-report-117/

On this chart we see the contribution of unconventional oils with a rise in production over a relatively short period (15 years of rab) for a desperate attempt to maintain growth without limits ...
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Re: China-USA cheat agreements on CO2




by moinsdewatt » 20/03/17, 19:56

OK with your details.
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