Economic changes rise to the forefront in this second report from our three part series with the authors of Our Renewable Future.

  Richard Heinberg, who previously has written extensive on peak oil, does not attach a timeframe to the scenarios envisioned in Our Renewable Future. But he does note that the fracking boom that forestalled earlier fears of a new energy crisis, is itself now trending downward.

That’s why it is important to focus on energy consumption, more than production, adds co-author David Fridley. He says that critical aspect of this issue too often gets short shrift.

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