This much is certain... No initiative put in place starting today can have a substantial effect on the peak production year. No Caspian Sea exploration, no drilling in the South China Sea, no SUV replacements, no renewable energy projects can be brought on at a sufficient rate to avoid a bidding war for the remaining oil.

Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage (New Edition) (ed. Princeton University Press, 2008) - ISBN: 9780691141190