world oil reserves gone in 19 years

[Subduction Zone]

Listen folks, the worlds future energy source will be nuclear.

Nuclear fuel is a substance that is used in nuclear power stations to produce heat to power turbines. Heat is created when nuclear fuel undergoes nuclear fission.

Now that the uranium is in a gaseous form, it is easier to work with. You can put the gas into a centrifuge and spin it up. The centrifuge creates a force thousands of times more powerful than the force of gravity. Because the U-238 atoms are slightly heavier than the U-235 atoms, they tend to move out toward the walls of the centrifuge. The U-235 atoms tend to stay more toward the center of the centrifuge.

Centrifuges are the key to our energy future. We need all the centrifuges we i.e. the world can get our hands on to make the fuel we need to power the world's future energy needs.

Don't let Israel's fear mongering distract us from our true needs.

We, i.e. the world needs Iran's centrifuges to help produce our future energy needs

Do you agree, yes/no and state why?

Or possibly Thorium. It is supposed to be safer than U235, less chance of a meltdown. Throium cannot be used to make a nuclear weapon. And three times as plentiful as uranium:

Thorium-based nuclear power - Wikipedia

 

[Revoltingest]

I want to make an optimistic case here. We are well on our way to renewable energy to help replace oil reserves. The technology is there, now it is all about making it affordable. If I am not mistaken we have surpassed coal but I am not entirely sure about oil. As these momentum continues (and I think it will), this will get a little better with each passing year. There are quite a few initiatives and projects taking place all over the world. In a time full of paranoia, I am actually pretty confident here. We will see if my confidence is misplaced.

Also "fueling" your optimism is that as supplies dwindle, prices rise, & usage drops.
The "19 years" is a very inaccurate measure.

 

[oldbadger]

If the numbers are correct, we need to act now before it is too late !!
Any suggestions?

In the UK we already are acting.
The wind farms off the coast where I live are vast, and electric cars are everywhere you could look. About one in fifteen houses here are powered by solar-voltaic panels, and our building regulations require very high U levels in heat retention for all external surfaces of new buildings.
I think there is a date fixed to end sales of fossil fuel powered cars, or at least seriously reduce numbers to be sold.

I can foresee a time when only emergency vehicles will be powered by fossil fuels.

 

[oldbadger]

Yes, the date of 19 years is looking about right....

Britain to ban sale of all diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 ...
https://www.theguardian.com/.../britain-to-ban-sale-of-all-diesel-and-petrol-cars-and-van...
25 Jul 2017 - The final plan, which was due by the end of July, comes after a draft .... Carmakers sayfossil-fuel vehicle ban will dent industry and stall sales.

 

[james dixon]

Hybrid cars are gaining traction in the US. Where I live the US postal service trucks are hybrids

 

[Subduction Zone]

Also "fueling" your optimism is that as supplies dwindle, prices rise, & usage drops.
The "19 years" is a very inaccurate measure.

And as prices rise, and technology improves, what used to be unrecoverable oil is suddenly economical. But the problems from burning excessive fossil fuels will hopefully cause the demise of that industry.

 

[Subduction Zone]

Hybrid cars are gaining traction in the US. Where I live the US postal service trucks are hybrids

Most hybrid cars are still solely powered by gas. Pure electric vehicles are becoming both affordable and practical.

 

[james dixon]

Mankind's history has proven that to be true, and will continue to be true.

You can't really mean that. One of God's greatest gifts to us is to learn from our mistakes thereby creating a better future.

This applies to our energy needs as well. Hybrid cars/trucks are now on the market that get twice the millage per gallon than before.

 

[james dixon]

And as prices rise, and technology improves, what used to be unrecoverable oil is suddenly economical

That is called scraping the bottom of the barrel

 

[Subduction Zone]

That is called scraping the bottom of the barrel

Hardly. There is far too much oil still left. AGW will not be prevented by peak oil.

 

[Subduction Zone]

I do agree that nuclear fission is the most reliable long term fuel. And it is the "greenest".

 

[james dixon]

Also "fueling" your optimism is that as supplies dwindle, prices rise, & usage drops.

And a great depression follows

 

[Subduction Zone]

And a great depression follows

Hopefully we will be off of oil by then, at least as a fuel.

 

[SomeRandom]

I'm hedging my bets for technology to eventually surpass oil. That said, I have to agree that the doomsday-ers have cried wolf a little too often.
I remember hearing about this on the news when I was like 7. My father at the time said he heard the same thing 20 years ago.

 

[Revoltingest]

And a great depression follows

That would be true if the drop off were precipitous.
But I don't think that would happen because there are great reserves
which are unavailable only because of the cost of the technologies.
As cheaper supplies dwindle, the spendier ones will come on line.
This is already happening, eg, oil shale, Marcellus wells.
Alternative energies will also become more competitive, & therefore
more available.

Moreover, I favor a steady rise in fossil fuel prices for psychological
economic reasons, ie, it continually motivates conservation.

 

[Subduction Zone]

That would be true if the drop off were precipitous.
But I don't think that would happen because there are great reserves
which are unavailable only because of the cost of the technologies.
As cheaper supplies dwindle, the spendier ones will come on line.
This is already happening, eg, oil shale, Marcellus wells.
Moreover, I favor a steady rise in fossil fuel prices for psychological
economic reasons, ie, it continually motivates conservation.

And higher prices also motivates development of alternative sources.

 

[URAVIP2ME]

You can't really mean that. One of God's greatest gifts to us is to learn from our mistakes thereby creating a better future.
This applies to our energy needs as well. Hybrid cars/trucks are now on the market that get twice the millage per gallon than before.

I find man's technology has proven to be a two-edged sword: Atomic energy / Atomic bomb.
Sure we are to learn from out mistakes, but that does Not mean we can only learn by trial and error.
Psalms 119:105 says that Scripture is a lamp (flashlight) to our feet, our immediate steps, and a light (high beams) to our roadway. So, the application of Bible principles can guide our immediate decisions (do Not pollute) and our long range future decisions in displaying the same self-sacrificing love for others as Jesus has as per John 13:34-35.

 

[Revoltingest]

And higher prices also motivates development of alternative sources.

I added that in an edit just before your response.

Btw, I really annoy a lot of people by my continual editing.
Is it working on you?

 

[Subduction Zone]

I added that in an edit just before your response.

Btw, I really annoy a lot of people by my continual editing.
Is it working on you?

I am guilty of the same.

See what I mean?

 

[URAVIP2ME]

That would be true if the drop off were precipitous.
But I don't think that would happen because there are great reserves
which are unavailable only because of the cost of the technologies.
As cheaper supplies dwindle, the spendier ones will come on line.
This is already happening, eg, oil shale, Marcellus wells.
Alternative energies will also become more competitive, & therefore
more available.
Moreover, I favor a steady rise in fossil fuel prices for psychological
economic reasons, ie, it continually motivates conservation.

A professor named Alexander Tyler observed that once people learn how to get money out of the treasury that causes economic collapse, thus a democracy can't last much more than 200 years.

Plus, as un-faithful Jerusalem was taken by surprise and destroyed by the the Roman armies in the year 70 for its unfaithfulness, so, un-faithful Christendom ( apostate Christianity ) will be taken by surprise when the political suddenly turns against her.
Perhaps a bad economy might make the wealth the churches have amassed look easy for their taking.