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That doesn't even sound feasible, to be honest- humanity currently needs plastic for a billion medical things, for one- and if you outlaw extraction, then anoth
by HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
That doesn't even sound feasible, to be honest- humanity currently needs plastic for a billion medical things, for one- and if you outlaw extraction, then another company will go "gee, thanks!", open the valves, charge more, and make a ton of money.
Getting things off of oil is going to take a long time.
- drcode 7y agoYou would still allow imports of oil from countries that don't participate in the ban, with high tariffs added. This would still make oil available for medical use cases etc. The bottom line is the only way to prevent oil from being turned into CO2 is to simply leave the oil in the ground.