Tonight, Transition Town Brixton and Transition City London present :-

"Energy Beyond Oil"
An illustrated talk by Paul Mobbs
Thursday 17th May 2007 7.30pm
Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill, London SW2 1RW

The Peak Energy "Wakey Wakey" Tour
A clear look at how much is left and how our energy use may change in the 
future.

http://www.transitiontownbrixton.org
http://www.transitioncitylondon.co.uk
http://www.fraw.org.uk/tour/index.shtml

Peak Energy is coming!

...but whilst some states – such as Sweden, The Netherlands, New Zealand
and Australia – have begun to wake up to the issue, in the UK the
government is stubbornly resisting to talk about future energy policy in
realistic terms. In an effort to redress the lack of public dialogue on
these issues in the UK, a network of people interested in Peak Energy are
organising a national programme of events to say, "Wakey! Wakey!" Peak 
Energy
is coming and we all have to address the problems it will create today.

Peak Energy is a serious and pressing problem. The recent rise in oil and
gas (and as a result, electricity) prices is only one early symptom of the
changes that will take place as the modern economies of the globe find that
the supply of their most import asset – energy – is constrained by 
production
problems. The difficulty for those trying to raise awareness of this issue 
is that,
in an economy where growth and cheap energy are pre-requisites of future
development, few politicians or campaign groups want to talk about an issue
which demands the contraction of our economy and the transition to a
low energy future.

In the UK "peaking" is not an issue... we've peaked! – oil production in the 
UK
sector of the North Sea peaked in 1999 and natural gas production in 2003.
In 2007 the UK will consume more oil and gas than it produces from the
North Sea. In 15 years we will be importing the majority of our oil and gas.
No combination of other energy sources – coal, renewable or nuclear power –
can avoid this outcome.

The purpose of the tour is quite simple. In the five years since the issue 
of
Peak Oil became a significant issue of debate amongst oil experts the 
British
media (with the exception of the few news articles here or the odd BBC
Newsnight special there) has singularly failed to address the issue of
energy supply and energy policy in a realistic way. For this reason we're
putting together a UK tour in an attempt to circumvent "the usual channels"
and present the issue to as great a public audience as is possible.

The other significant factor is that in 2007 the UK will become a net 
importer
of oil and gas (if you include coal and uranium then we have actually been a
net importer of energy for some years). From now on, as the North Sea now
enters its steepest period of depletion, our escalating demand for oil and 
gas
will have a ever greater drag on our economy. We will have to import more 
energy
to maintain the status quo of the UK's growth-driven economy and that energy
will cost more and more as global supply is constrained by production 
problems.

If the UK needs to wake up to an issue, this is the year to do it !

jo.
+44 77 17 22 13 96
http://www.workface.org
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/climate-energy

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