However the pandemic unfolds, it's time for oil use to peak-and society to prepare for the fallout

ABSTRACT

The decline of oil's dominance will start with a peak in demand. Reaching that peak quickly is an essential goal, even if things will likely spin out of control from there. If humanity is to avoid staggering harm from climate change, carbon emissions must fall sharply very soon, which implies that humanity's use of fossil fuels must start to decline soon. As people grasp this imperative, they'll work to seize this moment when the oil industry has stumbled. The coronavirus pandemic presents activists with several openings to keep oil demand from ever returning to its pre-pandemic peak.