Hirsch Report

The Hirsch report, the commonly referred to name for the report Peaking of World Oil Production: Impacts, Mitigation, and Risk Management, was created by request for the US Department of Energy and published in February 2005. It examined the time frame for the occurrence of peak oil, the necessary mitigating actions, and the likely impacts based on the timeliness of those actions.

Read more about Hirsch Report:  Introduction, Projections, Mitigation, Conclusions, Three Scenarios, Applicability Beyond The US, Critical Remarks

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