Cog wrote:You said there wasn't time because you have some sort of accelerated time-line involved in making oil unavailable for that transition. There is no evidence of that accelerated time-line in Hirsch's 2005 predictions or in your going on about it now pstarr.
From my understanding the Hirsh report didn't opine about when PO would happen only that we needed at least a 20 to 30 period of time to make a relatively smooth transition. Otherwise we would face serious hardships and difficulties in transitioning. A special emphasis was given to the transportation sector because of its importance and because of its reliance on liquid energy in the form of oil. Hence, the importance of OIL