WITH the announcement that North Sea oil will be depleted within the next 30 years and with the recent increases on the price of oil and gas, are we to believe that there may be an energy crisis looming in the future? With the threat of global warming linked to carbon emissions, it is high time dependency on fossil fuels was seriously evaluated and curtailed where possible.

This is unlikely to happen as Western style advancement will not be compromised anywhere in the world.

The question remains whether the world can achieve peace with prosperity or if conflict will be a means to achieve order?

N MOMONIAT (address supplied).