Professor Chris Rhodes will give an overall view of the peak oil problem and the lack of any technological fix to the consequent liquid fuels crisis.
After discussing resource supply problems in general, he will move onto the media hype over fracking etc. compared to true levels of gas and oil that might be exhumed, and then to the shortages of metals such as rare elements for electric cars and wind turbines.He will conclude that, as a result, technology isn’t going to be our salvation and so we need to adapt our behaviour, leading to thinking locally and Transition Towns as the final optimistic solution.
Note this includes a discussion on Fracking!
Professor Rhodes is Director fo Fresh-lands Environmental Actions and is based in Reading. He has written numerous scientific articles and recently published his first novel University Shambles, a black comedy on the disintegration of the British university system. For more on Professor Rhodes see www.fresh-lands.com
This event has been organised by Café Scientifique Brighton – science for the sociable, an international movement. Meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm for and 8pm start at the Latest Music Bar, Manchester St, Brighton BN2 1TF.
Food is available; come at 7pm to eat (tel 687171).
Meetings are free although contributions to expenses are welcome