The situation We have declining amounts of energy in the future For the past 100 years our culture has flourished because of abundant and cheap energy There are no replacement energy sources available in the quantity or quality needed Options There is no solution only adaption and mitigation Mitigation Curb population - restrict births, offer euthanasia to the elderly, restrict immigration Curb energy usage - restrict private vehicles Curb oil and gas extraction - save for future Adaption Promote local production of goods and services through tariffs Promote mass transit Promote alternate forms of energy generation Promote pre fossil fuels means of production and transportation Promote local production goods and services that do not use fossil fuels
following joseph tainter, vaclav smil, ronald wright, jared diamond, peter turchin and niko tinbergen Failure is the best option
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