Local Future 2010 – Nathan Ayers, Kurt Cobb, David Gard, John Sarver

Nathan Ayers, Kurt Cobb, David Gard, and John Sarver field questions regarding peak oil, climate change, permaculture, and the future of energy. This is part 1 of 2 videos following the first session of talks at the 2010 International Conference on Sustainability: Energy, Economy & Environment organized by Local Future and directed by Aaron Wissner.

Left to Right – Sarver, Gard, Cobb, Ayers

Q1 — What about jobs? What if the job market has peaked and now is in permanent decline?

Q2 — What is EROEI or EROI? Are they the same? Is it “energy returned on energy invested”?

Q3 — What is the future of baseload electricity generation? How much would it cost to replace this generation?

Q4 — Will we be consuming less in the future? Will that be forced upon us by nature?

Q5 — What is the psychology barrier from people viewing the collapse of civilization as a real risk that should be addressed?