The Business of Climate Change Conference 2009

Jeff Rubin, the former Chief Economist of CIBC World Markets and the author of Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller built his reputation as one of Canada's top economists based on a number of successful predictions including the housing bust of the early 90s and the rise of oil prices. In his recent book, Mr. Rubin predicts $225 per barrel oil by 2012 and with it the end of globalization, a movement towards local sourcing and a need for massive scaling up of energy efficiency.

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[utube77459]

Let's see, and you are currently or have been the Chief Economist where?

Windbag! You have nothing substantial to offer in rebuttal so you do what you do best - offer the empty reply of a pompous ass.

[plantraco]

Well stated. Very strong argument for carbon emission taxes.

[Jagjit Dusanjh]

this guy's voice is amazing

[kallepunkken]

He has to speak as if he was speaking to a child because of the ignorant people that he wants to reach

[EvgenProhorov]

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3:23:23

[Walter Karas]

Free Renewable Resources

what a deal if ya need help just ask

Frig big Business

[JimShooks]

water is really important!!

[rustymason001]

Cost is not the important factor. The important variable is energy-in vs. energy-out. We are running out of the 1/30 oil and are now looking at 1/20 and 1/10 sources, which means we will need to produce ever faster just to stay at the same net level of energy production just to stay even.

[rustymason001]

Why does he talk like that? Very weird. Good presentation otherwise.

[Favel22]

It is possible to replace all our oil consumption with steam engine-compressed air hybrid cars, and to store the energy in heat tanks not in batteries. To produce the heat you use electricity, the electricity comes from stirling engines powered by hot (below boiling) water produced with black plate solar water heaters.

I personally made a stirling engine equivalent with coke bottles. Now trying to make a hot water generator with glass panes. Wont solve anything in the long term..