ABSTRACT The decline of oil’s dominance will start with a peak in demand. Reaching that peak quickly is an essential goal, even if things will likely spin out of control from there. If humanity is to avoid staggering harm from climate change, carbon emissions must fall sharply very soon, which implies that humanity’s use of fossil fuels must start to decline soon. As people grasp this imperative, they’ll work to seize this moment when the oil industry has stumbled. The coronavirus pandemic presents activists with several openings to keep oil demand from ever returning to its pre-pandemic peak.

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然而，流行病正在蔓延，现在是石油使用量达到顶峰的时候了，而社会应该为后果做准备了

摘要石油主导地位的下降将始于需求高峰。即使事情可能会从那里失控，迅速达到高峰是一个基本目标。如果人类要避免气候变化带来的巨大危害，则碳排放必须很快就急剧下降，这意味着人类对化石燃料的使用必须尽快开始下降。当人们意识到这一必要时，他们将努力抓住石油行业陷入困境的这一刻。冠状病毒大流行为维权人士提供了几个机会，以防止石油需求再回到大流行前的高峰。