I think their point is that it’s not just energy that we get from oil, but lubricants, rubbers, solvents, asphalt, plastics, and so on…
EV only tackle the energy part. They still need tyres, seals and gaskets, insulation, road surfaces, and more…
To be rid of oil is a huge undertaking comprising thousands of individual cases of finding renewable alternatives or stopping use entirely. Which is why we need to be working to remove oil from every step today, not partially removing three steps because it’s cheap and distracts environmentalists from the other 14,962 steps.
I think their point is that it’s not just energy that we get from oil, but lubricants, rubbers, solvents, asphalt, plastics, and so on…
EV only tackle the energy part. They still need tyres, seals and gaskets, insulation, road surfaces, and more…
To be rid of oil is a huge undertaking comprising thousands of individual cases of finding renewable alternatives or stopping use entirely. Which is why we need to be working to remove oil from every step today, not partially removing three steps because it’s cheap and distracts environmentalists from the other 14,962 steps.
FFS…the solution does not have to be binary, and people who claim it is are just trying to defeat efforts.
We don’t need to eliminate hydrocarbon use, we just need to reduce it to a level the planet can buffer.
But the amount we could buffer was 400ppm and 1.5°C. We’re way past that. We need to go to zero emissions, then negative emissions.