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=Peak oil= When oil was first discovered, it was a resource that people thought was going to last forever. Oil hit a major peak when it was first discovered and it kept being discovered in differently places around the world. Unfortunately, due to over consumption, today oil is becoming more difficult to find. Peak oil is a point in time after the discovery of oil where after the peak, there will be a decline that is affected by how much people consume. One of the most important debates of the 21st century that has been taking place just below the threshold of the public’s attention. This interest of this debate is how much longer it will be until the world oil production starts to fall, which will force a transition to different energy sources. Not only are people worried about when the oil companies will fall, it has also been discovered according to new research, that the demand for oil will reach a peak. Human beings do not realize that the amount of oil left keeps decreasing and eventually there will be none left.

Over Consumption
During the early years when oil was discovered, when it was at its peak, many products were being created and the demand for the brand new products was very high. At the time, companies were able to meet the demand because they had hit the peak, but they did not realize that it would decline. People are consuming more and the world is getting closing to reaching its peak of oil production. Studies show that there is an overabundance of concern about oil deficiency and not enough attention focused on the substitutes for conventional oil and other opportunities for reducing our dependence on oil. People are over consuming and are too dependent on oil. Slowly there will not be any more oil and people will go into a panic, which is why they need start using alternatives for oil. The more people there are, the more they will over consume. The less oil there is, the higher the demand and the higher the price of the barrel. When there was a recession in 2003, the world oil production prices began to go up rapidly. When the economy suffers, oil prices suffer and so do the people. People’s dependence on oil leads them to over consumption which is damaging the planet. It is important to use renewable energy in order to make people less dependent on oil.

Effects of Over Consumption
The discovery of oil has led to many products which has also led to over consumption. Today, everyone wants the latest product, and there are many products that would not exist if oil had not been discovered. Whenever people drive their vehicles or purchase products, they do not realize the amount of energy that has been consumed making the product or driving the vehicle. Although they do not realize it, but every time they do so they are damaging the planet. Human numbers are growing, farmland is eroding, forests are shrinking, species are dying, fisheries are collapsing, rivers are constricting, fresh water supplies are dwindling, soot is contaminating the air, greenhouse gases are accumulating, and lead is contaminating our blood. Oil was discovered, it became over consumed, and the long term effects of over consumption is causing damage to the planet. Also, the effects of over consumption are harming the planet and it is important for people to start using alternative energy resources in order to have a sustainable future. It was reported in a survey how in 2001 Americans were uninformed about energy and they were not conscious of this lack of knowledge. Although over consumption is harmful to the planet and many people are oblivious to it, there are people who are trying to use alternative energy resources to help the environment. In Pakistan, the government noticed that the country had been facing an unprecedented energy crisis in the last several years. Due to the energy crisis, the government has put attention to the fast track development of renewable resources in the country. It is important to use renewable energy in order to start to reverse the effects over consumption has done to the planet.