There's a youtube video by Chris Martenson on his peak prosperity channel where he goes over the same idea, i.e., we're past the cheap energy and into the expensive stuff. I tried finding the video but wasn't able to see it at a quick glance (there's a lot on his channel). If you accept this concept then you have to accept that the wanna-be world rulers are doing the right thing, i.e., there're too many of us to support with dwindling resources. That's a malthusian way of thinking and I don't think this way. I get the impression that Chris doesn't either but not sure. I haven't seen many of his videos. So much info, so little time. I'm not a financial expert but I get the impression that the financial system is on life support and has been for years and that that became obvious in 2008. Energy? Resources? Just like the financial system, I believe those shortages are man made not natural and I don't think the globalist cabal is anywhere close to doing the right thing. They're just trying to look out for themselves but doing so in an extremely short sighted manner that will end badly for them as well. This goes back to the Club of Rome and even before that to the eugenicists. Thomas Malthus was born in the late 1700's. Nothing new: selfishness and short sightedness has been around since original sin.