Did you know that 50% of every barrel of petroleum is used for around 700 products other than fossil fuels? The AP is Very Concerned
Iran war puts focus on petrochemicals used in numerous products and a driver of climate change
The Iran war has exposed deep vulnerability in the global economy: dependence not just on oil, gas and coal for fuel, but on petrochemicals that underpin everything from food production to plastic packaging.
As disruptions ripple through energy markets, the war is highlighting how fossil fuels are embedded far beyond transport and electricity. In the short-run, the widespread reliance will lead to higher prices for myriad products, while long-term the pollution that comes from petrochemicals will exacerbate climate change.
A two-week cease fire announced late Tuesday is a hopeful sign that the war, and energy disruptions, will abate. But no matter when it finally ends, for many environmentalists to energy experts, ultimately the war is a stark sign that the status quo needs to change.
“We cannot continue relying on fossil fuels neither for energy nor for material,” said Delphine Lévi Alvarès, global petrochemicals campaign manager at the Center for International Environmental Law. “We cannot continue relying on fossil fuels for absolutely everything around us.”
The article was surely written on a computer made with petroleum. And being read by people using computers, phones, and tablets made with petroleum. And the clothes and hat worn by “reporter” Steven Grattan are made with petroleum. The photos I see of Ms. Alveres show her wearing glasses, for which the frames and the lenses are made with petroleum.
Petrochemicals are expected to be a central topic of discussion in Santa Marta, a northern coastal city in Colombia, where governments will gather from April 24-29 for an international conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels. Experts say discussions will center on reducing demand because the sector is a major driver of future fossil fuel use. Indeed, environmentalists have long argued that fossil fuel companies, realizing that electric vehicles and green technologies like solar threaten their industries, see petrochemicals as a place for their products.
Hmm, so, all these Elites will take long fossil fueled flights on planes which are also made with lots of petrochemicals, wearing clothes made with petrochemicals, phones made with, etc and so on? Huh.
Trisia Farrelly, an environmental anthropologist at the Cawthron Institute in New Zealand, said that the crisis underscores how exposed global systems remain after decades of dependence on fossil fuels.
“For me, this is like another COVID wake-up call,” she said, pointing to risks for food security and livelihoods tied to rising costs and supply disruptions.
So, an attempt by the Elites to institute authoritarianism?
If you cant attack attack the argument attavk the messenger
Ad hominem arguments are one of the weakest rebuttals.
Trump is The Chief of the Climate Change Deniers Cult
How proud of that are you ?
Teach has always been a big fan boi of WAR but never chose to enlist
Mr Teach asked: “Did you know that 50% of every barrel of petroleum is used for around 700 products other than fossil fuels?”
That appears to be untrue.
“Approximately 4–8% of annual global oil consumption is used for plastic production, with 99% of all plastics manufactured from fossil fuels. This demand is expected to rise, potentially consuming 20% of total oil production by 2050 if current trends continue.” (Plus an equivalent amount used for the energy to process it!).
And from the AP article that Teach linked: “He said that petrochemicals account for 15%-16% of oil demand and are among the fastest-growing uses, with new industrial facilities increasingly designed to maximize chemical production rather than fuels.”
And Teach may not understand the meaning of “authoritarianism”.
It seems a lot of pre-cursor petrochemicals are now off-line due to the rapid unexpected deconstruction of refineries and lack of transport for those that already exist.
I wonder how fast glass factories and sawmills can ramp up to take some of the sting out of the upcoming lack of Tupperware and plastic furniture, among other things like plastic wrap, pharma, pharma containers, syringes, metals (from sulfuric acid used for mining created by LNG liquification), and many tertiary, quaternary and beyond uses.
I’m good with Mason jars and wooden utensils, any retard with a knife can whittle a spoon.