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This is backwards. First, plastic is something like 1% of all oil production. Secondly, oil is the the best way to do sequestration by keeping it in the ground.
by whatisthiseven 6y ago
This is backwards. First, plastic is something like 1% of all oil production. Secondly, oil is the the best way to do sequestration by keeping it in the ground.
Unless you mean turning co2 into oil to make plastic or something? Which is itself weird for the energy requirement.
- dredmorbius 6y agoSlightly higher, about 4% worldwide, though some of that is NG. https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/How-Much-Crude-Oil-Does-Plastic-Production-Really-Consume.html https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/How-Much-Crude-Oi...
- tomerico 6y agoBut you assume that the oil saved by a reduction in plastic use will be kept in the ground. Isn't a fairer assumption that it would be repurposed and burnt?
- AjithAntony 6y agoI think he just generally meant stop using oil for all uses for maximum carbon sequestration