‘Peak oil’ becomes burning issue

Swiss scientists say politicians and the public should have a greater awareness of “peak oil”


“The question is not for how long we will have crude oil reserves, but for how long output can grow,” warned Daniele Ganser, a historian and peace researcher at Basel University, who says the significance and explosive nature of the issue is underestimated by politicians and the public.

No one can agree on when exactly the moment of “peak oil” will be