Re:Miscellanea: The War in Iran
by leonidasrup on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @05:07PM
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Very little oil is used to make plastic.
In Europe between 4–6% of oil and gas is used for producing plastics and globally around 6% of global oil is used. By contrast, 87% is used for transport, electricity and heating.
Re:Miscellanea: The War in Iran
by UncleMeat on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @08:00PM
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If we could reduce our oil usage by 94% I'd weep with joy. Yes that's still a lot of oil. But it would be a complete sea change from what is currently happening.
In Europe between 4–6% of oil and gas is used for producing plastics and globally around 6% of global oil is used. By contrast, 87% is used for transport, electricity and heating.
https://www.bpf.co.uk/press/Oil_Consumption.aspx