Peak Oil, EROI, Investments and the Economy in an Uncertain Future

By C. Hall, R. Powers, W. Schoenberg. 2008

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Energy, EROI and quality of life (2014, background): “…” energy sources must be suf ﬁ ciently abundant and have a large enough EROI value to power society, or much more time, effort, and attention must be paid to securing the next year ′ s supply of energy, leaving less money, energy, and labor available for discretionary purposes (Hall et al., 2008).”
A socio‐metabolic transition towards sustainability? Challenges for another Great Transformation (2011, background): “Moreover, both CCS and a switch to unconventional oil or gas are bound to reduce the Energy Return on Investment (EROI) of fossil fuel extraction that has already been falling in the past, and consequently increase the negative environmental impacts of fossil energy use (Hall et al., 2008).”
Energy, Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability: Five Propositions (2010, background): “These have a lower ―energy return on investment‖ than conventional fossil fuels, as do many renewable technologies [78], which implies that an increasing proportion of productive resources will be required to obtain energy, leaving less available for non-energy goods and services [79].”
EROI of different fuels and the implications for society (2014, unknown): “This extra 5 – 10% “ tax ” from increased energy prices was added to the US (and other) economy as it had been in the 1970s, and much discretionary spending disappeared (Hall et al., 2008).”
What is the Minimum EROI that a Sustainable Society Must Have (2009, methodology): “Net energy analysis is sometimes called the assessment of energy surplus, energy balance, or, as we prefer, energy return on investment (EROI or sometimes EROEI) [2-7].”