Some folks in parts of the world are very reliant on gasoline, while some are more dependent on electric. Petroleum based products however are still in absurd demand by almost all parties. How do you stand to fair if the oil situation continues to worsen? Plastics. Nylon. Jet fuel. Tires. Asphalt. To name just a few things that heavily rely on oil byproduct.
You’d be surprised at how much everything relies on oil.
Nearly every plastic. Every circuit board. Pick something, and part of it is made from oil.
Solar panels. Windmills.
People act like energy is the only thing reliant on oil.
Most goods in the world being transported by ships and trucks using oil based fuel.
The difference is, the windmills and solar panels and such are in use a lot longer than a tank of gas.
To be fair, for most of the applications of oil it’s not so much that it “relies” on oil, just that it’s the cheaper method (for now).
You can make a plastic bag starting from water and carbon dioxide (or some other source of carbon), plus electricity.
This is what was wierd to me about the oil opposition to solar. return per barrel keeps on dropping and things like wind and solar just bring back the return energy wise. Why didn’t they just invest in it?
They did, to some degree. But usually new players are better at capitalizing on emerging technologies. Kodak did invest in digital photography, and Nokia in smartphones, to give some examples.
Shell had a solar division which they sold in 2006. (It has since taken some stakes in solar and wind projects.)
Our clothes are part plastic as well. Its crazy how much.
🎶And every circuit board, all the plastic and foil
People act like only energy is reliant on oil
and thaaaaaat is how the world works, that’s how the world works! 🎶