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Summary
A new online course aims to challenge the dominant “oil and gas forever” narrative in Alberta, focusing on the impending decline of fossil fuel demand. The course, developed by journalist Markham Hislop, contrasts with traditional models predicting increasing oil demand, emphasizing the shift towards renewable energy and the technological advancements driving this change. Hislop warns that Alberta must act quickly to adapt to these changes, as the energy transition is accelerating.
Highlights
- 📉 Demand Decline: The course highlights the expected decline in fossil fuel demand over the next few decades.
- ⚡ Energy Transition: Emphasizes the shift towards renewable energy and the Age of Electricity.
- 📚 Educational Initiative: Targets professionals in oil-producing regions to offer a realistic view of energy futures.
- 🔍 Critical Analysis: Challenges traditional OPEC models that predict rising oil demand.
- 🌍 Global Shift: Draws on expertise from energy transition specialists to illustrate the rapid changes in energy technologies.
- ⚠️ Urgent Action Needed: Highlights the limited time for Alberta to adapt to energy transition trends.
- 🏛️ Identity Crisis: Addresses the socio-economic impact of transitioning away from a fossil fuel-dependent economy.
A new online course on the energy transition, designed to give oil-producing jurisdictions like Alberta a more realistic picture of where oil and gas demand is headed, began with one expert’s deep dissatisfaction with an “oil and gas forever world view” that misses the factors driving the shift out of fossil fuels.
The catalyst for the course, signposted as “training for busy professionals…and the rest of us,” was a program at an Alberta university that leaves participants vulnerable to the prospect that fossil fuel demand will crash over the next couple of decades, rather than holding steady or increasing, said energy and climate journalist Markham Hislop of Energi Media.
Read the full post at The Energy Mix.
