Peak Oil

14th of June 2011.

An Issue of National Significance

It is significant ( and concerning ) that with New Zealand being one of the 28 nations that fund the International Energy Agency, the world's most credible authority on energy related matters, our political leaders , who during the run up to the elections in 2008 were citing the International Energy Agency's assertion that 'peak oil wasn't expected to occur until around 2030' as their reason for not acting to prepare for it, are now choosing to ignore the latest announcement ( 25 May 2011 ) from the Chief Economist at the International Energy Agency which is that, based on their statistics, they now believe the world passed through 'peak oil in 2006 and that consequently governments around the world urgently need to reduce their vulnerability to ever increasingly expensive fossil-fuel prices.

Our government has a responsibility to acknowledge the advice from the International Energy Agency and to act by providing responses appropriate to the post peak oil age.

Listen to and watch the following interviews with Fatih Birol, the Chief Economist at the International Energy Agency

20110525 Is the age of Peak Oil over ? Radio New Zealand ( audio )

Peak Oil just around the Corner ? ABC April 2010 ( audio )

If you're concerned by what you see / hear / read on this page , please consider letting your Elected Representatives know.

and here is the (acting)Minister Of Energy's Response 21st of June 2011

http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/oilcrunch/

The Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand

2010 NZ Parliamentary Research Paper : The Next Oil Shock

2010 Peak Oil Vulnerability Analysis Report : Dunedin City Council

20110614 : The International Energy Agency: Members page: New Zealand

2010: International Energy Agency: Oil & Gas Security Report : New Zealand

Oil Shock Horror Probe for more information ( NZ )

20110905 Officials Muzzled on Peak Oil

www.oilcrash.com ( NZ )

27 May 2011 : The Standard: Peak Oil Enters Mainstream: Labour Listening , Nats Not.

The Urgent Need to Address Future Oil Scarcity in New Zealand :The Oil Drum 2008

Read: From Smoke To Mirrors : a practical plan for developing a fully renewable supply of petrol, diesel, and jet fuel for New Zealand