Discuss the barriers that keep these alternatives from replacing oil as our primary means of energy

discuss the barriers that keep these alternatives from replacing oil as our primary means of energy

As you know, our world is heavily dependent on oil. In Chapter 6 of Contemporary Environmental Issues, you have read that there is concern about the possibility of reaching a peak in oil production. Describe at least two alternatives to oil that are currently available and discuss the barriers that keep these alternatives from replacing oil as our primary means of energy? Additionally, utilizing at least two scholarly or reputable resources and your textbook, discuss the role that government plays in ensuring a transition to such alternatives in a post peak-oil world?

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Owing to the possibility that oil may become depleted, there is always the urge to find alternative sources of energy to take care of a situation where world if in blackout. Several sources of energy have been put forth as possible alternatives to oil. Solar is one of the alternative sources of energy, which is thought as a possible oil replacer………………..

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