• Mr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 day ago

    The vast majority of oil and gas consumption is just burning the shit in a pile

    The oil companies want you to think about plastics to make you think all the oil we drill is important, but it’s actually only a tiny fraction. It’s all propaganda.

    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
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      23 hours ago

      There is indeed propaganda going on, but there is also a reality that many supply chains need conversion, and that money needs to come from somewhere. Not saying it is right, nor that it is unsolvable, just a reality. Most often, the smaller businesses are destroyed by expensive switches to new methods. Which is all we need, more megacorps owning everything.

      In a world with functioning governments, processes, grants, tax breaks, and such could be set up to help companies switch.