• TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Then get an EV. Or drive less, or just pay the premium for biofuels, if you absolutely MUST have an internal combustion engine.

    We have to stop using fossil fuels. We just have to. And it’s not just about the climate, although that should be reason enough. Fossil fuels are non-renewable. Once fossil fuel reserves are depleted, they cannot be replenished on human timescales. And I know, I know, people will swear up and down that we’re not in danger of fossil fuel reserves becoming depleted anytime soon, but it’s inevitable, even if it isn’t imminent.

    Plus, we’ve already depleted most of the reserves that were relatively cheap and easy to extract, so what’s left is only going to get more difficult and more expensive to get out of the ground. Oil extraction would have peaked a long time ago if we didn’t start using more expensive extraction methods like hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which comes with its own ecological issues.

        • moonshadow@slrpnk.net
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          17 hours ago

          I guarantee getting another 30 years out of my 30 year old car is lower impact than buying a new one because it’s electric

          • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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            16 hours ago

            Look, maybe you will be able to get another 30 years out of your car, and if so good for you, but eventually we have to stop using fossil fuels. That’s all I’m saying. The longer we keep using oil, the more impacts on the climate. But also, the more oil we use, the faster it runs out. And once it’s gone, it’s just gone. Forever, no more. Sure, we probably won’t run out in 30 years, but it is a finite resource so we run out eventually. I just don’t know why people are in such a hurry to completely use it all up as quickly as possible, especially knowing what it’s doing to the climate. I just don’t get it.