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Category Archives: Peak Coal
Dennis Coyne predicts world coal production peak in 2025-2030
See Coyne’s article at: Dennis Coyne. March 11, 2016. Coal Shock Model. peakoilbarrel.com [ The IPCC has not invited geologists to estimate fossil reserves, and sides with the “no limits to growth” economists. The IPCC believes that too expensive or … Continue reading
Posted in But not from climate change: Peak Fossil Fuels, Coal, Peak Coal
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Peak Coal in China likely to be around 2024
Mohr, S. H., et al. February 1, 2015. Projection of world fossil fuels by country. Fuel volume 141: 120-135. We model world fossil fuel production by country including unconventional sources. Scenarios suggest coal production peaks before 2025 due to China. … Continue reading
Energy Watch Group: Worldwide Peak Coal & Natural Gas 2020, Peak Oil 2012
SUMMARY: Based on data from all over the world, the Energy Watch Group concludes that 2005 Peak Crude Oil 2012 Peak Crude oil plus unconventional liquids 2019 Peak Natural Gas worldwide 2020 Peak coal 40% decline in oil production by … Continue reading
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Peak oil 2005. Peak coal 2025. U.S. Peak conventional natural gas 2001.
Preface. This appeared in Nature magazine in 2012, which ties Science magazine for most prestigious place to publish. Some of the points made: Global conventional oil peaked in 2005 and is declining at rates of about 4.5% to 6.7% per … Continue reading
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Peak Coal already happened or likely soon, so worst IPCC scenarios may never happen
[ The good news is that The IPCC has greatly exaggerated the amount of coal reserves we actually have The scientists below find that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has greatly exaggerated coal reserves, so the IPCC scenario … Continue reading
Posted in But not from climate change: Peak Fossil Fuels, Climate Change, CO2 and Methane, Coal, Global Warming, Peak Coal, Planetary Boundaries, Runaway Greenhouse
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