How we overcome all the problems associated with dwindling fuel reserves?
There are many different kinds of “fuel”, and not all are dwindling.
* Fossil fuels like natural gas, oil and coal are finite, with oil expected to run out first.
* Nuclear fuel, uranium, is also finite, but other countries like
* biomass is a renewable fuel. It could be in the form of wood waste or agricultural waste or other organic waste being used to generate electricity, or for heating. As long as it is used sustainably (don’t burn more than you grow) it won’t run out.
* Renewable energy sources like hydropower, wind, geothermal and solar can fill many of the gaps. Most have been used to generate electricity. Solar has been used to power cars, either directly or through solar charging of battery/electric cars. Solar can also be used to heat homes.
So my answer is shift our economy from one based around finite resources to one based around renewables. Continue researching how to make them as efficient as possible.
See links below for more information about renewable energy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_e…
http://www.nrel.gov/
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The basic necessities of life are food, clothes and shelter. If mankind can learn to focus on only these three basic needs, and forgoes it’s thirst for other luxuries, the energy crisis will diminish. Nature works on an equilibrium. If mankind learns to maintain that equilibrium, nature alone will sustain mankind for millenniums to come. This would also necessitate controls on how much mankind reproduces etc…