Natural gas will be the main source of energy in the world by 2050.
ISMAEL HOSSEIN-ZADEH, professor of economics at Drake University, CounterPunch, “Are There Really Oil Wars?” 7/9/08, http://www.counterpunch.org/zadeh07092008.html
Fourth, Peak Oil thesis pays insufficient attention to energy sources other than oil. These include solar, wind, non-food bio-fuel, and nuclear energies. They also include natural gas. Gas is now about 25 percent of energy demand worldwide. It is estimated that by 2050 it will be the main source of energy in the world. A number of American, European, and Japanese firms have and are investing heavily in developing fuel cells for cars and other vehicles that would significantly reduce gasoline consumption.[7]
Natural Gas = Oil Substitute
Compressed natural gas can act as a direct substitute for oil.
Peter R. Odell, Professor Emeritus of International Energy Studies @ Erasmus University, “Why Carbon Fuels Will Dominate the 21st Century’s Global Energy Economy,” 2004, p. 96
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