# Transition to a world without oil

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Rob Hopkins
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this problem -- the Transition response, where we prepare ourselves for life without oil and sacrifice our luxuries to build systems and communities that are completely independent of fossil fuels.

## Lectures

1. [Transition to a world without oil](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rob_hopkins_transition_to_a_world_without_oil/1f7fc2e9d54d), 17 min (TED's player)