Buried hydrocarbons are mostly not dead trees. It's usually from long buried microscopic sea life (plankton, algae). > Electricity is not an energy source, so

Buried hydrocarbons are mostly not dead trees. It's usually from long buried microscopic sea life (plankton, algae). > Electricity is not an energy source, so you have to burn dead trees to get it. Or from nuclear, renewables, etc. They definately can solve the problem when it comes to electricity. The problem is not everything is electrified. There's also a question of how long it would take at an investment rate we're willing to make.