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Gail Tverberg

Our Finite World

Contributor since: 29 Sep 2011

Gail Tverberg

Gail Tverberg is a writer and speaker about energy issues. She is especially known for her work with financial issues associated with peak oil. Prior to getting involved with energy issues, Ms. Tverberg worked as an actuarial consultant. This work involved performing insurance-related analyses and forecasts. Her personal blog is ourfiniteworld.com. She is also an editor of The Oil Drum.

Latest articles from Gail

  • How Globalization Will Create An Energy Crisis

    Published 03 February 2018 | viewed 31,120 times

    Since the late 1990s, globalization has seemed to be the great hope for the future. Now this great hope seems to be dimming. Globalization sets…

  • Could An Oil Surplus Be A Sign Of Things To Come?

    Published 14 January 2018 | viewed 25,984 times

    Today, we have a surplus of oil, which we are trying to use up. That has never happened before, or did it? Well, actually, it…

  • The Geopolitical Video Game

    Published 02 December 2017 | viewed 12,411 times

    The way the world economy is manipulated by world leaders is a little like a giant video game. The object of the game is to keep…

  • Is China Heading Toward An Energy-Debt Crisis?

    Published 11 November 2017 | viewed 22,008 times

    It is easy for those of us in the West to overlook how important China has become to the world economy, and also the limits…

  • The Approaching U.S. Energy-Economic Crisis

    Published 21 October 2017 | viewed 18,103 times

    I was recently asked to give a talk called, “The Approaching US Energy-Economic Crisis.” In other words, how might the United States encounter problems that…

  • Oil Is Unlikely To Return To $80

    Published 09 September 2017 | viewed 45,598 times

    Economists have given us a model of how prices and quantities of goods are supposed to interact. (Click to enlarge) Figure 1. From Wikipedia: The…

  • Are Researchers Underestimating The Cost Of Renewables?

    Published 29 July 2017 | viewed 12,057 times

    How should electricity from wind turbines and solar panels be evaluated? Should it be evaluated as if these devices are stand-alone devices? Or do these…

  • Why 100% Renewable Energy Is Just A Dream

    Published 31 January 2017 | viewed 38,914 times

    The “Wind and Solar Will Save Us” story is based on a long list of misunderstandings and apples to oranges comparisons. Somehow, people seem to…

  • How Misleading Are Solar Yields?

    Published 31 December 2016 | viewed 15,306 times

    The Energy Returned on Energy Invested (EROEI) concept is very frequently used in energy studies. In fact, many readers seem to think, “Of course, EROEI…

  • The Dramatic Consequences Of Cheap Energy For The Global Economy

    Published 10 December 2016 | viewed 14,019 times

    Our economy is a mystery to almost everyone, including economists. Let me explain the way I see the situation: (1) The big thing that pulls…

  • Why Cheap Energy Is A Must For The Global Economy

    Published 30 October 2016 | viewed 13,643 times

    I have been telling a fairly different energy story from most energy researchers. How could I possibly be correct? What have other researchers been missing?…

  • The Coming Oil Price Crash

    Published 12 October 2016 | viewed 131,994 times

    We have been hearing a great deal about IMF concerns recently, after the release of its October 2016 World Economic Outlook and its Annual Meeting…

  • Energy Is At The Center Of Falling Productivity Growth

    Published 25 September 2016 | viewed 13,489 times

      What really causes falling productivity growth? The answer seems to be very much energy-related. Human labor by itself does not cause productivity growth. It…

  • How Intermittent Renewables Are Harming The Electricity Grid

    Published 03 September 2016 | viewed 41,383 times

    Many people are hoping for wind and solar PV to transform grid electricity in a favorable way. Is this really possible? Is it really feasible…

  • How Peak Oil Was Misunderstood

    Published 11 August 2016 | viewed 20,373 times

    The Peak Oil story got some things right. Back in 1998, Colin Campbell and Jean Laherrère wrote an article published in Scientific American called, “The…

  • Could Peak Coal Really Be Here?

    Published 22 June 2016 | viewed 10,963 times

    The world’s coal resources are clearly huge. How could China, or the world in total, reach peak coal in a timeframe that makes a difference?…

  • Why We Need $120 Oil

    Published 31 May 2016 | viewed 43,029 times

    $50 per barrel oil is clearly less impossible to live with than $30 per barrel oil, because most businesses cannot make a profit with $30…

  • What Experts Miss When Discussing Peak Oil

    Published 15 May 2016 | viewed 18,384 times

    For a long time, a common assumption has been that the world will eventually “run out” of oil and other non-renewable resources. Instead, we seem…

  • How Debt Links Energy And The Economy

    Published 06 May 2016 | viewed 11,709 times

    There are many who believe that the use of energy is critical to the growth of the economy. In fact, I am among these people.…

  • A Lasting Solution To Low Oil Prices

    Published 19 April 2016 | viewed 28,980 times

    Oil production can be confusing because there are various “pieces” that may or may not be included. In this analysis, I look at oil production…

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