Peak Oil and the Australian Army

Oil is vital to virtually everything modern industrial societies do, yet it is
mostly taken for granted. It provides 90 per cent of our transport fuel, 95
per cent of the goods in shops use oil and 95 per cent of our food products
require oil use. Oil is a finite resource


The implications of the peaking in global oil production are enormous. Predictions vary from a global economic recession to the collapse of modern industrial societies. Despite this, there is relatively little emphasis placed on preparing for the onset of Peak Oil by governments, the media, businesses or individuals, with some notable exceptions. In the event of an early peak, this will be to society