20 videos tagged fossil fuels
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Terry Tamminen
What’s the true cost of oil?
Terry Tamminen talks about his book Lives per Gallon, which examines the true cost of America’s addiction to oil. The price of gasoline does not reflect substantial external…
Recorded: 10 March 2007
Matthew Simmons
What is the truth about Peak Oil?
Matt Simmons takes a candid look at the future of global oil and gas supply and demand. Forecasts show demand booming as developing countries such as China and India continue to…
Recorded: 14 February 2007
Matthew Simmons
What is the truth about the world’s oil reserves?
Simmons examines the arguments put forward by those who believe that oil supply can continue to grow. Optimists point to the theory of “reserve appreciation”, an argument that…
Recorded: 14 February 2007
Matthew Simmons
How can we stop using so much oil?
Matt Simmons reflects on the reasons why the world consumes 85 million barrels of oil a day and points to ways to reduce fossil fuel consumption over time. First and foremost, we…
Recorded: 14 February 2007
Matthew Simmons
When will our supply of gas peak?
As the world’s only source of instant heat, gas should have been more highly valued. Instead it was always priced at a discount to oil because of the difficulties transporting…
Recorded: 14 February 2007
Eric Schlosser
What’s wrong with conventional agriculture?
Eric Schlosser believes that industrialized food systems are far too reliant on fossil fuels. Our food is dependent on oil both in its production and in its transportation to market.…
Recorded: 28 October 2006
Hermann Scheer
Can renewable energies power the world?
Hermann Scheer argues that the reason why many still think renewable energy cannot replace fossil and nuclear power is because those working in these industries have made efforts…
Recorded: 21 May 2006
Herbert Girardet
What is the future for the city?
The industrial age has brought about a phenomenal expansion in the size and number of cities globally. In the developed world 80% of the population is now urban (worldwide it is…
Recorded: 12 May 2006
Tim Flannery
How can we solve the problems of climate change?
Unlike other problems, climate change is one we can all help solve as individuals. Professor Flannery talks about some of the things we can all do. Reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable.…
Recorded: 12 May 2006
Christopher Flavin
Why must we break our dependency on oil? (part 1)
Chris Flavin explains why it is imperative that we transition away from oil dependency now. Geo-political instability, coupled with ever more extreme weather patterns, are two of…
Recorded: 15 November 2005
Richard Heinberg
What is Peak Oil? (Part 1)
Professor Heinberg explains that the theory of peak oil has its roots in the work of US petroleum geologist M. King Hubbert. Hubbert first alerted the world to America’s falling…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
Richard Heinberg
What is peak oil? (Part 2)
Professor Heinberg explains that the theory of peak oil has its roots in the work of US petroleum geologist M. King Hubbert. Hubbert first alerted the world to America’s falling…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
Richard Heinberg
how can humanity best cope with increasing oil scarcity? (Part 2)
Given its finite nature, oil has rapidly become a vital strategic resource. Wars have already been fought over it and we are likely to see more as the years pass. Conflict over…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
Sim Van der Ryn
What is the cutting edge of ecological design?
Architect Sim Van de Ryn describes what he believes to be the leading edge of contemporary design. He talks about biomimicry, which uses the way nature works as a basis for design.…
Recorded: 19 October 2005
Bill McKibben
Will localisation define the future?
Cheap fossil fuels have facilitated longer trade routes, thereby making global trade possible. Oil depletion and climate change are now requiring of us to reduce fossil fuel dependence…
Recorded: 15 October 2005
Ray Anderson
How can business help the environment? (Part 1)
Ray Anderson describes when and how he became aware of the harm his and other industries were doing to the planet. He radically reoriented his company towards environmental sustainability…
Recorded: 5 May 2005
Mike Eckhart
What is the potential for renewable energy?
Mike Eckhart takes a candid look at the likely development of renewable energy going forward. He talks about the work that still needs to be done by organizations such as his, as…
Recorded: 13 April 2005
Sir Crispin Tickell
What causes climate change?
In recent decades climate scientists have noted an increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. These cause global warming and are thought to have been generated…
Recorded: 9 March 2005
Sir Crispin Tickell
What are climate change ‘feedback loops’?
Climate change is a non-linear event, meaning that certain temperatures or weather patterns can trigger abrupt change. Surface temperatures could therefore accelerate or recede…
Recorded: 9 March 2005
Richard Douthwaite
What impact will oil depletion have on the economy?
Economist Richard Douthwaite explores the economics driving climate change. He looks at how the current economic model requires sustained growth in order to survive and examines…
Recorded: 4 March 2005
