The Seneca Rebound: Why Growth is Faster after Collapse. Explaining the European World Dominance

By Ugo Bardi, Cassandra's legacy

What made Europeans so successful in the task of conquering the world? My interpretation is that it was the result of periodic "Seneca Collapses" of the European population which made it possible to accumulate resources that would then be available to propel the European expansion. It is an effect that may be called the"Seneca Rebound" that makes growth faster after a collapse.

Transition in Europe

By Chris Nelder, Energy Transition Show

Europe has been the global leader in energy transition for decades, offering to the rest of the world many useful examples of both policies that work and those that don’t. As a result, European countries now have some of the world’s most energy efficient economies, and the largest shares of renewable energy.

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Europe Oil Consumption Peaked in 2005

By Matt Mushalik, Crude Oil Peak

Consumption peaked 7 years after the production peak and is falling now in sync with production.

On the Other Side of Collapse: Notes from the Island of Cyprus

By Lakis Polycarpou, City of the Future

Last year, Sofia witnessed first hand the near complete collapse of the island’s economy...

Italy’s slow collapse: how declining energy consumption affects GdP

By Ugo Bardi, Cassandra's legacy

The economy of Italy seem to be declining as a consequence of the increasing cost (or - equivalently - declining energy returns, EROEI) of primary energy sources, mainly natural gas and crude oil.

The other side of the peak: Italy’s collapse of oil and gas consumption

By Ugo Bardi, Cassandra's legacy

Italy' peak oil has arrived: we are back to 1967 in terms of oil consumption.

Shale gas, peak oil and our future

By Richard Heinberg, Richard Heinberg's Museletter

De Wereld Morgen asks Richard Heinberg about the prospects for fracking in Europe.

Peak oil review – Dec 3

By Tom Whipple, ASPO-USA

A weekly update, including: •Oil and the global economy •Middle East •Europe •The climate summit •Quote of the week •Briefs

European movements share strategies in Madrid ahead of general strike

By Ter Garcia, Waging Nonviolence

Shared problems need shared solutions. That's why, last May, members of various European social movements met in Frankfurt to protest the European Central Bank in three days of action under the name “Blockupy.” There, they decided that they needed to do more to create joint strategies for fighting the excessive power of the financial sector and the resulting policies of austerity.