Archive - Our Finite World II

What should individuals do in a world filled with conflict?

Stay out of it, to the extent possible.

Jun 18 •

May 2025

Economic contraction, coming right up

What the next 10 years may bring

May 27 •

April 2025

Brace for rapid changes in the economy; the world economy is reaching Limits to Growth

The world economy is at a major turning point, which is why we should brace for rapid changes in the economy.

Apr 24 •

March 2025

Advanced Economies Are Being Pushed Toward Financial Collapse

I have said in recent posts that the world economy is hitting resource limits of many kinds. These limits include oil, coal, and other sources of…

Mar 31 •

Energy limits are forcing the economy to contract

My view has long been that if the world economy does not have enough energy resources, it will have to contract.

Mar 4 •

February 2025

Southeast Asia can perhaps avoid the worst impacts of inadequate oil supply

Some of my frequent commenters know that I recently returned from a visit to Southeast Asia.

Feb 4 •

January 2025

An Energy and the Economy Forecast for 2025

As the world enters 2025, the critical issue we are facing is Peak Crude Oil, relative to population.

Jan 6 •

December 2024

The world economy needs to simplify

Economic growth and added complexity sound like they would be good, but at some point, the combination gets to be too much–simplification is needed.

Dec 4, 2024 •

November 2024

Nuclear electricity generation has hidden problems; don’t expect advanced modular units to solve them.

It is easy to get the impression that proposed new modular nuclear generating units will solve the problems of nuclear generation.

Nov 12, 2024 •

October 2024

Oil shortages lead to hidden conflicts–even war

Summary: We live in a conflict-filled world today.

Oct 14, 2024 •

September 2024

Crude oil extraction may be well past peak

World crude oil extraction reached an all-time high of 84.6 million barrels per day in late 2018, and production hasn’t been able to regain that level…

Sep 12, 2024 •

August 2024

Today’s economy is like that of the late 1920s

Where could the economy be headed now?

Aug 21, 2024 •

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