1. Informative Speech Outline
Global Energy Crisis
I. Introduction
A. Attention Grabber: Video. As you can see, when there is an energy crisis,
everything is in crisis, making this a very serious problem.
B. Refer to Audience: This problem is going to impact each and everyone’s life so
it is important to be informed.
C. Main Points: The world is beginning to face a global energy crisis. Through
research, it can clearly be defined, oil can be declared as scarce, and renewable
sources of energy are being discovered, including wind energy.
D. Establish Credibility: As an informed citizen of the world I have grown up
hearing and seeing ways to reduce oil use and turn to other renewable energy
sources.
E. Preview: I will inform my audience about the global energy crisis, how oil in
the world is running low, and renewable sources of energy that are being
discovered, in specific, wind energy.
Transition: We will begin by defining what the global energy crisis is.
II. Body
A. The global energy crisis is becoming a problem that needs to be addressed worldwide.
1. The world is running out of the energy sources we are currently relying on (gas,
coal, and fossil fuels) and is in search for renewable types of energy to replace
them.
2. Running out of our current sources of energy is a worldwide problem, not just
in the United States.
3. In our world today, energy drives everything.
a. Motive force in our bodies, vehicles, and lights.
b. Most people couldn’t go twenty minutes without energy.
4. The population of the world is increasing, which in turn increases the amount
of energy the planet requires.
a. The population has reached seven billion and it will continue to rise.
5. Not only is the population of the world increasing, but the number of
developing or developed countries is also on the rise.
a. As more countries are becoming industrialized, they will need more
energy than they have before.
Transition: Now that you know what the global energy crisis is, we will look into how
the lack of oil is effecting the global energy crisis.
B. Oil deficiency is the main cause of the global energy crisis because the world relies
heavily on oil.
1. The supply of oil is minimal compared to the demand in our world today.

2. a. The world consumes 85 million barrels of oil per day or 40,000 gallons
per second.
b. Demand for oil is growing exponentially.
c. Peak oil is the rate at which world oil producers can extract oil at the
maximum level. The world has hit peak oil and now there will be a steady
decline and then a large decline.
2. In recent years, no new oil reserves have been found.
a. 95% of the world’s recoverable oil has been found and more than half
of the world’s total reserves have been consumed.
b. No new oil discoveries have been found since 2002.
c. Since 1981, the world has consumed oil faster than we have found it and
the gap continues to increase.
3. Saudi Arabia, the main supplier of oil to the world, is in danger of hitting their
peak.
a. 73% of the world depends on oil from Saudi Arabia.
b. Most of their oil comes from five mega fields and are at risk of
unplanned production of collapse.
c. Salt water pumped into the fields and any other solutions they try are
only temporarily and may even increase the rates of depletion.
Transition: Finally, we will discuss what actions are being taken to counteract the global
energy crisis.
C. Many different renewable sources of energy are being discovered and researched.
Scientists hope to find a form of energy to replace oil, coal, and fossil fuels.
1. An energy from a source that is not depleted when used is the definition of
renewable energy.
2. Wind energy, biogases, solar energy, biomass, and hydropower are all
renewable sources of energy that are being researched and used.
3. Wind turbines are becoming an effective way to produce renewable energy.
a. Wind turbines turn natural wind into electricity. The blades of the wind
harness the kinetic energy from the wind and turn it into power.
b. There are three major types of wind turbines, utility-scale wind,
distributed or “small” wind, and offshore wind.
c. There are over 49,000 operating wind turbines in 39 states in America.
d. Country wide, 4.1 percent of electricity comes from wind, in Iowa 25
percent of electricity comes from wind energy.
e. The current estimate of wind energy potential is ten times the amount of
electricity consumption for the entire country, making it easy to expand.
III. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis: Through scientific research, the global energy crisis can be
defined, oil is depleting, and the world will begin to look to wind energy and
other renewable energy sources.

3. B. Refer to Audience: The global energy crisis is beginning to become more
serious. We are freshman in college and will have to deal with these problems for
the rest of our lives, it is important to be educated on the issue.
C. Review the Main Points: After learning background information one the global
energy crisis, we could look into oil deficiency and renewable sources of energy.
D. Clincher: This problem cannot be ignored because it is affecting every part of
our lives. Energy is everything.
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