A back of the envelope calculation gives me a figure of 34 years, when the oil in the world will be totally consumed. Does it sound true? I hope not. And , maybe, I hope it does happen that way.
Throughout history, mankind has always fallen into a level of complacence, until challenged by new hurdles. This "tipping point" marks the transition to something new, something radical. A illustrative example is the steam power and use of coal in the early 19th century. The invention of mechanisation required more and more sophisticated power sources, and thus came steam /electrical power.
We are already seeing the effects of the tipping point transition in a few places of the world. Countries like Norway and Sweden already have 60% of their total energy consumption from renewable sources. The largest windfarm in the world was recently made operational,off the coast of UK, with an annual capacity of 300MW. In a world, where more than half the population could care less where we end ud 50 years down the line, these are small,but significant steps. Hopefully we see more of this "green" sense prevailing, and the next "transition" is a green one!!
