World oil production peaking will require physical mitigation if we are to avoid severe, long-lasting, worldwide economic damage. In the following, we identify available options for oil peaking mitigation, and we estimate the time required for effective implementation. Our approach is approximate and transparent to facilitate understanding. As is widely appreciated, projecting future world oil production is an extremely complex problem. Experts have used various data, estimates, and formalisms to develop forecasts for when world oil production peaking might occur. We take no position on the timing, only that it is certain to occur.
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