Name: Transition to a world without oil
Uploaded: 2009-11-24T08:58:00Z
Duration: 16 min 23 s
Description: Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this problem -- the Transition response, where we prepare ourselves for life without oil and sacrifice our luxuries to build systems and communities that are completely independent of fossil fuels.

Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this problem -- the Transition response, where we prepare ourselves for life without oil and sacrifice our luxuries to build systems and communities that are completely independent of fossil fuels.

Transition to a world without oil

Modern society depends on a resource so potent that a single liter of oil holds the energy of five weeks of manual labor. But for every four barrels consumed, only one is now discovered, and most producing nations have already passed their peak. As climate data grows more alarming, merely tweaking current systems is no longer enough. Building resilient, community-driven alternatives offers a hopeful path through looming scarcity and change.