Half of all the oil consumed since the dawn of the modern oil age in 1859 has been consumed from 1998 through 2021 inclusive
Half of all the oil consumed since the dawn of the modern oil age in 1859 has been consumed from 1998 through 2021 inclusive
www.resilience.org
Acceleration forever? The increasing momentum of mineral extraction
And isn't it so, that the current climate effects we see today are from released greenhouse gases 20 or 30 years ago because of some inertia?
I imagine there's a cumulative effect, some greenhouse gasses from 20 years ago are still in the atmosphere and we're compounding that with the current emissions.