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Of course, oil is used for many other things, but a whopping 85% of oil is burned[1]. What happens when that 85% decreases? Grow plastic and fertilizer producti
by diafygi 11y ago
Of course, oil is used for many other things, but a whopping 85% of oil is burned[1]. What happens when that 85% decreases? Grow plastic and fertilizer production by 6x to make up for it? As far as growth rate of alternatives, it's a classic underestimation of how exponential growth and disruptive technologies work. New stuff always gets here faster than the incumbents expect.
Have any links to those 10-30 year outlooks from the past few years?
[1]: http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=oil_home http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=oil_home
- tristanj 11y agoYou should already have those links, because in your grandparent post you're arguing Saudi Arabia's motivations are based on climate change(?) and how we are only going to use "half of our current oil reserves"(?). Those are 10-30 year assumptions, which you can easily source online. You never explain how these are in touch with reality. Until you can justify both you come off as a conspiracy theorist.
- diafygi 11y ago> You should already have those links, because in your grandparent post you're arguing... Hmm, can't seem to find any. My opinions are mostly speculation, and I'm happy to be proven wrong as long as I learn something. Care to help me out with some links so I can read and learn?