Re:Oil System Collapsing So Fast It May Derail Renewables
by sremani on Thursday October 21, 2021 @04:52PM
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ONG is not just straight energy play, it certainly is the most important. Petrochemicals are pervasive and feeding 7 billion involves production of fertilizers etc.
Organic keyboards and Zero plastic displays may be a thing in 2040 but petroleum has touched every aspect of modern life.
Re:Oil System Collapsing So Fast It May Derail Renewables
by ciconia on Thursday October 21, 2021 @06:07PM
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> the answer is to redouble efforts to move to non-fossil energy sources.
No, the answer is to consume less energy. Reducing energy consumption (and consumption in general) is the only answer that's compatible with a sustainable future.
Re:Oil System Collapsing So Fast It May Derail Renewables
by MadcapJake on Thursday October 21, 2021 @07:43PM
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Only problem is reducing usage isn't compatible with capitalism
Well, it kind of is?
> Rather, it’s because they are increasingly eating themselves to stay alive. The oil and gas industries are consuming exponentially more and more energy just to keep extracting oil and gas.
i.e. we’ve drilled all the easy-to-extract (cheap) oil, and now all that is left is the hard-to-extract (expensive) oil.
The thrust of the article is still correct though: the answer is to redouble efforts to move to non-fossil energy sources.
Expensive oil might be the sense of urgency we need.