Peak Oil, Climate Change and Business

  • Are you prepared for peak oil, the point at which we've used half of the easy-to-get oil and prices rise dramatically?
  • Do you even know when peak oil is expected to arrive?

It is becoming clearer every day that we will be facing peak oil at the same time we are dealing with climate change.

How is peak oil going to change the future of energy in this country? Is it going to be regulation, like California's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32), or scarcity that is going to make energy more expensive — or both? With the recent increase in oil price, it's important to know how to prepare your business properly.

This sixty-minute, free, live Executive Briefing addresses the most important elements of climate change, peak oil and how they affect each other. It includes a fifteen-minute Q&A period at the end with the presenter.

If you know you want to register, click here.

Questions that we'll answer include:

Peak Oil

  • What is Hubbert's Peak and who was Hubbert?
  • How do we know oil is peaking? Haven't there been predictions of peaking before?
  • Why is oil so hard to replace in our economy?
  • What are the major global forces increasing the price of oil?
  • What are the alternatives to oil? Why is natural gas next? Do we really have 150 years of coal left?
  • Where is your business most vulnerable to ever-increasing energy prices in the future?

Climate Change

  • What is driving climate change?
  • Why are so many scientists saying the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) underestimated the impact of near-term global temperature rise?
  • What is the critical error that the IPCC was warned about but made anyway?

Peak Oil and Climate Change

  • What impact will declining fossil fuel availability have on global average temperature?

Preparing for a Carbon-Constrained World

  • Why do we recommend that your business not buy carbon offsets? Why should it not participate in a carbon market if it's not mandatory for your industry?
  • Why is Governor Schwarzenegger likely to use the economic escape clause in AB32, the carbon emissions legislation he signed into law?
  • What are the most important elements you should have in your Carbon Reduction Plan?

This Executive Briefing is offered at no cost and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Dates and Times

January 16, 9:30am until 10:30am (all times are Pacific)
January 30, 9:30am until 10:30am
February 13, 9:30am until 10:30am
February 27, 9:30am until 10:30am
Register for 2008 Briefings here.

Attendance to this Executive Briefing is limited. If you are interested in attending the Briefing, you must register to ensure your spot. You will be sent an email with login instructions the day before the event. You will need access to a computer with a high-speed connection and be able to attend a telephone conference call.

About the Presenter and the Company

André Angelantoni is the founder and primary curriculum designer for Inspiring Green Leadership, a training and development company that supports businesses committed to creating a sustainable business presence on the planet. He regularly speaks on environmental topics important to businesses in the Bay Area of California. Inspiring Green Leadership has supported over 30 businesses in greening their operations and in most cases obtaining their official Green Business Certification.

Trained as a civil engineer at the University of Toronto and with over 20 years of business experience, Mr. Angelantoni ensures that the advice he gives his clients is timely, accurate and cost effective.

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Thank you for your commitment to our climate and our energy future!