United States domestic oil production has hit an all-time high last week, contrasting with efforts to slice heat-trapping carbon emissions by the Biden administration and world leaders.
hard pushes against combustion engine cars have not happend in the US,
The IRA is a big push for electric and that is definitely being felt across the pond. California has also started to require electric delivery trucks, etc. There is a heavy focus on industry politics rather than improving people’s lives though.
whereas both China
Unfortunately, a lot of the electric cars in China so far are
likely just additional cars. While there is a definite benefit from this vs. the Chinese buying a ton of new ICE cars, I am not sure those new cars actually work to lower emissions/fossil fuel demand.
and the EU have already passed phase out laws.
The EU was planning to stop the sale of new ICE cars in 2027, but conservatives made sure the date was 2035. And the German (neo-)“liberal” party successfully lobbied for the approval of e-fuel-only ICE cars.
So yeah, a mixed bag. Personally, I am optimistic we’ll arrive in a post-fossil economy. I am less optimistic about the timing of it.
Once you stop the sale of new fossil fuel powered cars, you can just wait until the old ones will be scrapped, break down or crash. Especially new cars are almost impossible to fix without proper spare parts, which will become hard to buy once production stops. I know some folks lve their old cars, but that is not going to really support the current scale of the oil industry at all.
The IRA is a big push for electric and that is definitely being felt across the pond. California has also started to require electric delivery trucks, etc. There is a heavy focus on industry politics rather than improving people’s lives though.
Unfortunately, a lot of the electric cars in China so far are likely just additional cars. While there is a definite benefit from this vs. the Chinese buying a ton of new ICE cars, I am not sure those new cars actually work to lower emissions/fossil fuel demand.
The EU was planning to stop the sale of new ICE cars in 2027, but conservatives made sure the date was 2035. And the German (neo-)“liberal” party successfully lobbied for the approval of e-fuel-only ICE cars.
So yeah, a mixed bag. Personally, I am optimistic we’ll arrive in a post-fossil economy. I am less optimistic about the timing of it.
Once you stop the sale of new fossil fuel powered cars, you can just wait until the old ones will be scrapped, break down or crash. Especially new cars are almost impossible to fix without proper spare parts, which will become hard to buy once production stops. I know some folks lve their old cars, but that is not going to really support the current scale of the oil industry at all.