Addressing economic dangers of 'peak oil': Team identifies key industries for policy action

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 12:30 in Mathematics & Economics

Researchers from the University of Maryland and a leading university in Spain demonstrate in a new study which sectors could put the entire U.S. economy at risk when global oil production peaks ('Peak Oil"). This multi-disciplinary team recommends immediate action by government, private and commercial sectors to reduce the vulnerability of these sectors.

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