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We are currently running out of atmosphere to dump the CO2 from burning the oil into.

• mac01021 6y ago
  That's an interesting way to phrase it. If the atmosphere were going to saturate in a way that would prevent combustion from even happening that would be a very interesting scenario.
  • 2Gkashmiri 6y ago
    if you are thinking along the lines of atmosphere saturation to a point of not being able to support combustion, then i guess "living" organisms who depend on oxygen would be long gone by then
• samus 6y ago
  The CO2 content of the athmosphere is actually not that high, nor will it be at the end of the century even if we don't reduce global emissions. The problem is that it is quite enough already to cause climate change. Which would also not be such a big deal if not coupled with large-scale destruction of ecosystems and our dependence on non-renewable resources.
  • candeira 6y ago
    I didn't literally mean the atmosphere had a limited capacity to hold this much CO2 and no more. Please add "without existential-level consequences", which was the implied meaning.