Oil, That Is

The Icarus Foundation is publishing a Discussion paper in January 2008 on Climate Change and Tourism. (Now available from here!). In it we explain the reason why the synergistic effects of climate change combined with peak oil will have a drastic effect on global GDP over the next few years. But here's a compelling presentation that everyone can and should look at now. It was prepared by a Transportation planner and much of the compelling 37 minutes is devoted to urban transportation issues (some 67% of all oil consumed is used moving humans around off their feet!). Nevertheless, the explanation is clear, insightful and humorous to boot and well worth a view.

It's called Oil, That is and was prepared by Stuart Ramsey of the Municipality of Burnaby and I thoroughly recommend it to all our readers...It points to the kinds of radical thinking we will need to generate to develop a truly sustainable tourism sector let alone a truly sustainable economy.

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