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Given the critical urgency of climate change, there is no situation where burning oil is the ideal choice.
by revscat 4y ago
Given the critical urgency of climate change, there is no situation where burning oil is the ideal choice.
- ableal 4y agoBP, for one, has been making noises about their fuel being carbon neutral. It's not impossible, e.g. you sell fuel that makes so many tons of CO2, you bury in a hole so many tons of vegetable matter that captured that much CO2. Doesn't fly in practice, perhaps because of public perception. Net-zero on synthetic fuels is more obvious, although not necessarily less expensive.
- unethical_ban 4y agoThat's why transition is in the phrase. Maybe in 5 years it will be different. Maybe the Chevy equinox will stay in stock and stay around 30k. But I'd bet a lot of money we will have gas stations for another 40 years no matter what we do, barring global collapse.