Leaked German report argues peak oil is happening now

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Think tank warns global oil supply could peak this year resulting in decades of political and economic upheaval

A leaked report prepared for the German government has warned that global oil supplies could peak as early as this year, triggering widespread market failures and a shift in the balance of world power....

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