Crude oil is the backbone of modern industrial civilisation, underpinning most of its transportation, supply chains, manufacturing, and agriculture, as we see from the chokehold in the Strait of Hormuz. Whatever the outcome of this, oil will not last forever. Eventually, it will become increasingly more expensive and less available, so the present situation may provide a foretaste of what to expect, and how best to deal with this.
About Professor Chris Rhodes.
Professor Chris Rhodes is Director of the independent consultancy, Fresh-lands Environmental Actions, and a Board member of Scientists Warning Europe. He is a scientific advisor to the European Commission and the governments of many nations, and has published around 260 peer reviewed academic papers, along with an extensive online collection of essays and journalism. He is ranked by Stanford University as being in the top 0.04% of World Scientists.
