Imagine you are OPEC, you are smart enough to create the largest monopoly in the history of the world, and therefore you quickly realize that climate change is a serious issue and even though you have infinitely deep pockets, you realize that this will be an issue for you too. So how do you, in one simple action, get the ENTIRE world to switch from fossil fuels to alternative sources for their energy needs?
You increase the price of fossil fuels, or rather increase the price of your product. You do so incrementally and slowly to avoid a potential economic DISASTER, which could cripple the world entirely. Paying close attention to the global economic situation and adjusting the prices weekly as needed to maintain an acceptable level of… well panic. At the same time you set aside your record profits for use later. Rather than straining yourself, to find alternative sources, you allow the panic stricken and desperate people to do the work for you, and when a viable solution is produced
… one which will meet your most important requirement, which is that it must not be easy to produce for the average consumer, allowing you to maintain you energy monopoly. Once a viable alternative is found, you quickly step in a buy up the technology with the money you have made from increasing oil prices and still have more than enough left over to further develop this technology. Thus securing your position of power for generations to come.
Sorry not much of a question, more of a discussion really,… thoughts, comments?
- There is no oil shortage, its all BS, there are still a ton of oil reserves left.
- Smart cars are much safer than an SUV, check the safety stats before you post such BS.
- Peugot has a hatchback car on sale in Europe that has a 0.6 or 1.09 (can’t remember which it is) liter diesel engine that gets 60mpg and while it does not accelerate like a V12 Mustang with three superchargers or like a Cadillac Escalade with a V8, 10 liter supercharged engine, it does more than enough for what the average demands of a daily commuter car are in America and at 60mpg!
Running out of oil is really going to be the only way.
pozo. si prohibimos todos los coches grandes, los coches elegantes son grandes
im no valiente bastante conseguir en un SmartCar con 18 polic
Money will become worth less and less as commodities become more and more scarce. It’s probably the great military powers that will emerge the winners, but only if they have the energy reserves to function properly.
Sorry it’s not a conspiracy nor does OPEC have a monopoly. and oil is running out. If your referring to oil shale and tar sands do a search on what it takes to get the kerogen out and what it costs both financially and environmentally. All the easy to get at oil is gone whats left is in 8000 feet of water and another 3 miles below that all having to be done with ROV’s since its well below maned subs limits. as well as switching now instead of 15 years from now will cost OPEC trillions.
coal to oil is a disaster as well.
a good alternative that’s happening now bio diesel from algae. Petrosuns Texas algae farm just went on line a month ago it can produce 10000 gallons per acre per year or all of our energy needs on the equivalent of 0.1% of usable farm lands so no one is hungry and using brackish water which is undrinkable plus it sequesters carbon as well. and any one can do it including me, I’m doing extensive research and experimentation now so there’s still no monopoly.
What are you the nazi pope or somehting?, you want to force the world to do something?? When alternative sources of energy become available they will be utilized if they are less expensive-until then, we are stuck with what we have-gorw up eco-boy!
The technology required to reduce or eliminate the energy dependance of the western world is way too simple to be boughtup by oil interests however much USD they have. Its just a matter of doing the job. Granted its a big job but well worth doing.
Pienso que debemos producir en masa pannels solares para que la energ
Bueno, yo iba a decir la misma cosa – se aumenta el precio de la gasolina. Pero no sólo para el infierno de la misma, se aumenta el precio financiero para reflejar el verdadero precio, incluidos los efectos sobre el medio ambiente. Industria no puede verter sustancias contaminantes en nuestros cursos de agua, sin embargo, puede volcar la mayor cantidad de CO2 como ellos quieren en nuestra atmósfera, con consecuencias absolutamente ninguna. Están alterando el clima en una forma peligrosa, y el costo financiero de los combustibles fósiles debe reflejar eso. Si se paga el verdadero costo de los combustibles fósiles, las fuentes de energía alternativas sería mucho más barato. Tenemos que adoptar ya sea una tapa de carbono y el sistema de comercio o un impuesto sobre el carbono que incluso el campo de juego. Los combustibles fósiles han tenido una ventaja injusta por demasiado tiempo.
I agree with Mikey.
I would also like to add that you revealed how incredibly lazy you are ” rather than straining yourself……you allow the panic stricken and desperate people to do the work for you”.
Another thing, if you don’t like OPEC for having a monopoly, why would want OPEC to have a monopoly on an alternative source? Wouldn’t we be pack at square one on the monopoly thing?
Usted no, porque hacerlo sería fascismo. Deje que el libre mercado decida.
If U do that we will be in trouble again. Diversity is our only Chance.
An economical and coal to oil but companies arnt manipulative evil corporations they have to save energy and money the synthetic oil companies out.