US expert calls for ‘peak oil’ study

The federal government must immediately and rigorously assess the looming impact of peak oil, a former White House consultant says.

Dr Roger Bezdek is in Australia for a series of lectures on the theory of peak oil – the idea that we have arrived at or are about to arrive at the high point of oil production ahead of a terminal decline.


He called for the government to create an independent body to study peak oil and create solutions ahead of a “liquid fuels crisis”.

“On the demand side, they should stress transportation efficiency and enhanced fuel efficiency standards,” Dr Bezdek said in a statement.

AAP