Peak Oil Paradigm Shift: The Urgent Need for a Sustainable Energy Model

Instead of a doomsday scenario, Peak Oil Paradigm Shift author Bilaal Abdullah paints a possible future without oil and energy wars.

Of the two-dozen or so peak oil subject books and articles I’ve read, Peak Oil Paradigm Shift stands apart from the others, because it isn’t a ‘doomsday’ book. Granted, it may be difficult to write about the subject of peak oil and petroleum dependence without it coming across as a catostrophic scenario for humanity, but its author, Bilaal Abdullah, does succeed in painting a possible future without oil and energy wars.

Peak Oil Paradigm Shift does a wonderful job of outlining the critical need for society to wean itself off oil before oil weans humans off it. Its intended audience is a reader who knows nothing of the subject. Abdullah is an engineer in Trinidad and Tobago and developed applications for oilfields. He also worked in Venezuela as a consultant for marketing crude oil and refined petroleum products.

However, this doesn’t read like a technical book. It argues convincingly that peak oil is imminent and requires a world-wide effort to mitigate and navigate through the upcoming event. Peak oil poses the largest obstacle to face humankind yet, and will require global cooperation. The book doesn’t weigh heavily on the fact that the world is getting ready for energy wars like so many other articles and books do. Instead, it makes the case that it was a necessary event for humanity.

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