Not only are greenhouse gases and consumption increasing another 52% in the next quarter-century, look at the projected oil production: do you think Saudi Arabia has those kind of reserves?
"The IEA says the world has enough oil supplies to last until 2030, and that the core issue is instead the need to improve the supply chain. "
the above quote from the article is infuriating. nowhere does it say anything about conservation, just the need to explore more and get more out of the ground.
Several articles state the known oil reserves are an estimate. Many governments tend to overstate their reserves. Hopefully, more oil will be found, but there are no guarantees....
R2-E2, 2G Prius.
Highway/City/Husband/Wife MPG: 56.5, as of 12/2005, 26K miles
Jac Nasser, Ford President: "We are planning to launch a hybrid version of
this car [P2000] within this year [1998]. We will also make FCEV available in
2004."