"You're not really solving any problems simply changing what hydrocarbon you choose to burn." You are solving lots of problems: 1-Lots of countries in the wor

"You're not really solving any problems simply changing what hydrocarbon you choose to burn." You are solving lots of problems: 1-Lots of countries in the world have natural gas(or coal), but very few have oil.Just not depending on the petrodollar is a big plus as it would made countries more self reliant. 2-Reserves of natural gas are way higher than of oil. 3-If efficiency doubles, you need to spend half of it. 4-You can synthesize it artificially if you have C02, water, and energy.