Download the first thing on the page in order to get the USA energy simulator. This one slowly phases out oil and natural gas from the energy picture (perhaps a little too slowly). It gives you a budget and a myriad of alternative sources to choose from. Your goal is to spend your budget on the sources of energy that will allow you to maintian US economic growth without using up too much land for solar and wind power (we have to eat ya know
). I think it's a fairly reasonable simulator if your goal is economic growth.
Download the second simulator in order to get the world energy picture. This allows you to see the global perspective. Oil and Gas aren't naturally phased out. It is up to us peakers to force a reduction in the use of oil and gas (by asking that it's use by "reduced for environmental reasons). This one allows you to change the growth of the human population. I made the growth rate 6% (
) and I found it impossible to avoid a complete economic collapse. The goal is also to keep the average standard of living from dropping below 50% of its current level. If you allows this to happen, it's over.
Please download these two simulators and tell me what you think.
). No, I didn't make it. I spent about 30 minutes looking for it and found it.
