Meaning of peakist | Babel Free

Definitions

A supporter of the peak oil theory, or one who advocates policies that depend on this theory.

Examples

“If you mention⟳ this theory to a hard-core peakist like⟳ Mr. [Matthew] Simmons, you'd better be ready for an earful. "These economists are so smug," he said derisively. "All they talk⟳ about is the magic of the free market.[…]”

“A pure 'peakist' view⟳ questions how much longer conventional (cheaper) supplies of fossil fuels will continue⟳.”

“The nuclear industray has traditionally argued that there is little danger of the world 'running out' of nuclear fuel in the near future; but there is also a peakist perspective on the uranium resource.”

“A New York man in his fifites noted that "capitalism requires constant *growth*^([sic]) for it to remain⟳ viable as an economic system, but that continuous growth may well no longer be possible due to peak oil," while a peakist in her early forties observed that "capitalism as we know⟳ it has grown on the back of cheap energy, particularly oil."”

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