- Without Crude Oil there will be no products like iPhones, X-ray machines, computers, etc, that need electricity!
The world extracts from Mother Earth over 100 million barrels of oil per day, while the United States consumes around 20 million barrels daily. That oil is not being replenished, and those poorer developing countries want to be "like us", thus worldwide extraction rates may increase to meet the demands of humanity for all 8 billion now on this planet.
Obviously, Newsom and world leaders are all in favor of ridding the world of crude oil usage, but we have yet to identify a clone or replacement to oil that will support our materialistic needs for all the products and transportation fuels that allowed the world to populate from 1 to 8 billion in less than 200 years.
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Thus, without crude oil or its replacement, to support the supply chain of products made from oil, Newsom wants the world going back to the pre-1800's when the world did not have all those products and transportation fuels.
Newsom is proudly sharing that the Golden State has invested heavily into wind turbines and solar panels that only generate electricity under favorable weather conditions, as well as for the storage of electricity and the electrification of buildings and vehicles.
California has also set ambitious decarbonization targets. California has also forged subnational agreements and partnerships with other regions and countries on issues such as delivering clean transportation, cutting pollution and developing hydrogen, wind and sol, BUT Newsom continues to be unaware to identify the replacement for crude oil that provides the supply chain basis for all the parts and components to accomplish all of his net-zero emissions ideology.
The COP30 attendees need to focus on the reality that the wealthier and healthier countries, can co-exist with the poorer and less healthy countries that are enslaving labor in mines and factories to provide the exotic minerals and metals required for the green energy technologies for the construction of EV batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines, and with the Saudis and Russians for the oil demands of wealthier nations.
Newsom is unaware that humanity exists in all weather extremes of the world, from the hot and dry Sahara Desert to the frigid northern hemispheres. The animal kingdom has adjusted to climate change over billions of years, and now humanity, without a replacement for raw crude oil, may need to use the tools provided by oil products and fuels to master the continuous climate change adjustment challenges.
While California Governor Newsom remains oblivious to all the above, he wants to run for President of the United States !
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