1956 ( Add )
- M. King Hubbert predicts US oil production would peak between 1965 ~ 1970
1970 ( Add )
2003 ( Add )
2004 ( Add )
- UK became a net importer of gas. It now gets 15 pecent of its supplies from overseas.
- Danish oil production peaks
( PowerSwitch )
- (Apr) Some publications report possible oil shortages in the future
( Business Week Online )
2005 ( Add )
- (Jun) Industry squeezed by soaring energy prices
( FT [Subscription] )
- (Nov) Kuwait announced a peak in daily oil production.
( MoneyWeek )
2006 ( Add )
2007 ( Add )
2008 ( Add )
- Agreed year of global 'Peak Oil'. All major oil fields now in decline. Prices rise.
- Western governments mandate all new buildings incorporate some form of micro-generation.
- New houses are built with dual-use water systems (Waste water from washes, baths & showers is stored in a tank and used to flush toilets or water the garden)
- Many governments introduce taxes to discourage globalisation and encourage relocalisation
- Russia starts to face gas supply problems
( Novosti )
2009 ( Add )
- More people become self-employed as larger businesses fail.
- Dual-mode electricity (240VAC + 12VDC Batteries) becomes popular during rolling power-cuts and brown-outs
- Many businesses start to strugle with energy shortages. Some are forced to close
- Russian oil production peaks
( MoneyWeek )
2010 ( Add )
- Largest Wind Farm goes online near Ramsgate coast (Kent, UK)
( Kent on Sunday )
- Hyper-inflation kicks in
- Domestic airlines in rapid decline along with International tourism
- UK starts to use its canal system again to transport non-perishable goods using solar assisted barges
- Space flights become too expensive forcing cancellation of many space projects including the International Space Station
- Many people started hunting clubs to supplement their food supply with birds and rabbits. Some even resort to eating pets
2013 ( Add )
- Masive investments by most governments in Wind, Hydro, Biofuel and Solar energy starts to ease the energy crunch
2015 ( Add )
- Most people are bartering for essential items as earning/spending money becomes pointless
- Because of falling tax returns, some governments try to make bartering illegal. As this is the only realistic way to trade, those efforts fail. Governments down-size
- "Squatting" becomes the new method of house-ownership as many people default on their mortgages and the banks realise that evicting them would be pointless (and life-threatening) as few others would be able to buy the house anyway
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