... burn all the coal we can dig up or buy from somewhere around the world until its all finished, even if there is less oil available than assumed in some of the high fossil fuel scenarios, that's still awful close to the top end of the high fossil fuel scenario.

We are presently on track for very near the worst case, and will stay there until we show a capacity to leave coal in the ground unconsumed.


I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.