Peak oil and lifestyle: Ready for a transition?

An ongoing environmental concern regarding peak oil is that it will be used to justify getting more energy now regardless of human and environmental costs.

If a temporary surge in energy supplies and lower prices occurs and increases consumption, it will make the transition to a sustainable energy system all the more difficult.

We will be left with a dirty planet and fewer resources available to develop new energy. We would be better served by a decade of high, stable energy prices to provide essential economic incentives to implement a sustainable energy system.

Robert L. Hirsch