Fwd: Peak oil may be sooner than we think

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I am forwarding this to you because several of them sounded interesting.  Have a look.  

--Kim

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Date: Sun, Jan 5, 2020, 10:00 PM
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Oil demand could start to fall within five years, a fossil fuel giant predicts. 

View this email in your browser Oil demand could start to fall within five years, a fossil fuel giant predicts. Plus: why our pets may hold the secret to us staying young. Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images Peak oil The world's appetite for oil could peak within five years, according to one of Europe's biggest oil and gas firms – much earlier than most rival oil companies expect. Luis Cabra at Repsol, which last month became the first major oil company to declare a target of reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, said peak demand could arrive soon as countries act on climate change. Still, Cabra says people shouldn't expect the Spanish oil giant to stop selling hydrocarbons by the end of the decade. "We have a view that oil will still be needed in the future." Read more Mars explorer NASA's Mars 2020 rover is scheduled to launch to the Red Planet in July 2020. Our reporter, Leah Crane, visited NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California to see the rover being assembled inside a specialised clean room where members of the public are almost never allowed to enter. "There is some very sensitive equipment on the rover because we're trying to take pristine samples and seek past life on Mars, so we don't want to contaminate it, especially on the sampling system," says Mars 2020 engineer Michelle Colizzi. Read more More headlines Air pollution: A study of 3700 people in Hyderabad, India, suggests that exposure to high levels of particulates may be linked to weaker bones. Cleaning up: China has made huge strides in cleaning up its rivers and lakes over the past 15 years, suggesting clampdowns on pollution are working. Charging ahead: A new lithium-sulphur battery with an ultra-high capacity could lead to drastically cheaper electric cars and grid energy storage. Rash reaction: A protein in our skin may explain why cosmetic products cause rashes – and potentially help to prevent such reactions. Field notes from space-time: It is natural to wonder whether dark matter and dark energy are related, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. LONG READ Gandee Vasan/Getty Images New tricks In the next few weeks, scientists in the US will begin a remarkable medical experiment. They are seeking 10,000 participants from diverse backgrounds and will study every aspect of their health, including why some of them age better and whether drugs might extend their lives. But the really remarkable thing about this experiment is that the subjects are pet dogs. First and foremost, it will tell us a lot about the ageing process in dogs, but the real goal is to understand more about how we ourselves age, and how we might slow it down or even reverse it. It seems our best shot at defeating human ageing will come from studying not ourselves, but 10,000 of our best friends. Read more Dogged devotion: What makes dogs unique among animals? It was once thought to be their incredible social cognition skills, but canine researcher Clive Wynne has a new idea about what sets them apart: love. Read more AROUND THE WEB Landslides and severe flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia, have killed at least 30 people and forced tens of thousands to leave their homes (Sky News) Amazon has threatened to fire employees for speaking publicly about the company's role in the climate crisis (The Guardian) The US has announced a countrywide ban on some e-cigarette flavours (BBC) Thanks for reading. To get in touch, drop us a line at newsletter@newscientist.com. Sam Wong Digital Reporter This email has been sent to JOYCECK10@GMAIL.COM   UNSUBSCRIBE from the New Scientist daily newsletter   MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT to select which emails you receive PRIVACY POLICY CONTACT US Copyright New Scientist Registered Office: 25 Bedford Street, London, WC2E 9ES Registered in England under Company No. 10644366 Australian mailing address: PO Box 2315, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012, Australia Registered in Australia under ABN 22 621 413 170 Disclaimer This message is intended only for the use of the person(s) ("Intended Recipient") to whom it is addressed. It may contain information which is privileged and confidential. Accordingly any dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this message or any of its content by any person other than the Intended Recipient may constitute a breach of civil or criminal law and is strictly prohibited. If you are not the Intended Recipient, please contact the sender as soon as possible.   We and our third party service providers may use cookies and other web technologies in conjunction with this email. These technologies are used to understand activity with this email and on certain portions of our website. This enables us to improve our site, your experience on our site, and the offerings that we may provide to you. If you do not want these technologies placed on your device, please opt-out of receiving emails from us.

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