Economic Growth

2007-08 oil shock caused "substantial" decline in New Zealand's GDP say Reserve Bank economists

Denis Tegg — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:24:40 +0000

re-posted from my blog - oilshockhorrorprobe

In a recent report, two New Zealand Reserve Bank economists have estimated the real effects of oil price shocks on New Zealand’s GDP. The economists conclude --

UK Ignores Peak Oil Warnings - NZ Pretends It's Not An Issue

Denis Tegg — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:48:37 +0000

re-posted from my blog - oilshockhorrorprobe

It has long been suspected that Western governments have been investigating peak oil and its impacts on the economy, but keeping the information hidden from the public. In the case of the UK government we now have definitive proof that this has been happening. The Guardian has reported (15 June) that UK ministers have ignored peak oil warnings.

Joining the dots ... finally

Denis Tegg — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:19:44 +0000

Suddenly the world's media is awash with concern that the recent rise in oil prices will stall economic growth worldwide and cause another global recession. Guardian and here BBC Wall Street Journal

Finally, even in New Zealand, Brian Fallow economic commentator for the New Zealand Herald expresses concern about the implications for the New Zealand economy from rapidly rising oil prices.

It has taken the uprising in Libya to finally focus the mind of commentators on the dire effects on the world economy of oil prices. But most of this analysis fails to acknowledge that prices were already rising rapidly well before the uprising is in the Middle East due to accelerating demand in developing nations, as well as in oil producing countries. And that the Libyan crisis and the speculation that has followed is a “fear premium” on the price -- which was already rapidly rising due to fundamentals of supply and demand.

Growth is not possible

Anneleise Hall — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:01:59 +0000

It was interesting to read today this article published by BBC News today.

A group of researchers in the UK have challenged the "growth is good" model, warning that business as usual will likely lead to catastrophic and irreversible environmental consequences.

The New Economics Foundation (Nef) said "unprecedented and probably impossible" carbon reductions would be needed to hold temperature rises below 2C (3.6F).

George Monbiot's best article yet

everth — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:22:46 +0000

I just read Monbiot's latest article in the Guardian.

I think its a masterpiece:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/dec/14/climate-ch...

I recommend it. It defines so well where we stand in this GW debate and it looks at the turning point of humanity with clarity.

Thomas