Week 3 | Discussion SOC 450

The Cost of Natural Resources

As Hite and Seitz (2016) show in Chapter 4: Energy, the world is in the midst of an energy crisis as it concerns the rapid use and depletion of nonrenewable natural resources.

According to the textbook, “Many experts predict that the largest increase in demand for oil in the coming years will come from increasingly industrialized economies with large populations…” (p. 140)

Can this be offset by measures taken in developed nations to address the energy–climate crisis? Why or why not? What potential strategies could be used to reduce the demand for energy in industrialized economies with large populations?

Review the posts of your classmates and respond to at least one other post, offering a substantive comment on that classmate’s position on the issue(s).

“Many experts predict that the largest increase in demand for oil in the coming years will come from increasingly industrialized economies with large populations…” (p. 140)

Can this be offset by measures taken in developed nations to address the energy–climate crisis?

Industralized countries with ever growing populations are always going to demand more oil without an end in sight. These countries don’t typically invest in renewable resources of energy and primarily use fossil fuels which compounds the problem for the future.

What potential strategies could be used to reduce the demand for energy in industrialized economies with large populations?

The only foreseeable remedy to offset is for these specific countries to invest or with foreign aid, invest in renewable resources that can aid in an offset of the demand they require. Developed nations can aid in this endeavor for these countries. Sunny areas can use the natural resource of the sun for energy. Windy areas can offset the demand with windmill energy, etc.