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Saliem Fakir

Fakir is the head of the Living Planet Unit at the World Wildlife Fund South Africa. The unit's work is focused on identifying ways to manage a transition to a low-carbon economy - sfakir@wwf.org.za

 
LOW-CARBON FUTURE

The Paradox of peak oil

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The paradox is simply: the lesser of a thing, the more there will be of it. An oil peak implies that the production peak will occur when about half of the total oil in the reservoir has been extracted.
19 Feb 10
 
 
LOW CARBON FUTURE

The two stages to a low-carbon future

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The transition to a low-carbon future is inevitable and will involve two stages.
22 Jan 10
 
 
 
 
 
 
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