How can we stop burning fossil fuels if we still need everything else they make?

Petroleum-based products like pharmaceuticals, electronics, fertilizers, plastics and a host of other crucial modern world commodities are all impossible to make without first producing hundreds of millions of tonnes of gasoline, kerosene, and diesel. It's just the way the process works. At least that's what the fossil fuel industry would like you to believe. Except, that is NOT TRUE. An independent petroleum industry consultant explains how it REALLY works.

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NEVER FORGET : EXXON KNEW..!
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22092015/exxon-confirmed-global-warming-consensus-in-1982-with-in-house-climate-models/


Research Links

Paul Martin - Spitfire Research Inc.
https://spitfireresearch.com/

ICIS Original Refinery Wall Chart
https://cjp-rbi-icis.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2021/10/27100055/ICIS-Petrochemicals-Flowchart.pdf

International Energy Agency - Oil and Gas Industry in Net Zero Transition
https://www.iea.org/reports/the-oil-and-gas-industry-in-net-zero-transitions

Energy Minute
https://energyminute.ca/infographics/petrochemicals-step-by-step/

Michael Barnard's recent take on investor confidence
https://cleantechnica-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/cleantechnica.com/2023/11/07/questions-from-institutional-investors-about-energy-transition-are-revealing/amp/

Fossil Fuel industry expansion plans
https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/08/insanity-petrostates-planning-huge-expansion-of-fossil-fuels-says-un-report

Carbon Tracker - Navigating Peak Demand
https://carbontracker.org/reports/navigating-peak-demand/

Fossil Fuel influence at COP28
https://www.finnpartners.com/news-insights/why-fossil-fuel-industry-efforts-must-be-monitored-before-and-during-cop28/#:~:text=In%202020%20in%20Glasgow%2C%20that,the%20country's%20presence%20last%20year.

Carbon Brief - Future climate change scenarios
https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-shared-socioeconomic-pathways-explore-future-climate-change/

Oil Price article about refinery changes, published 22nd November 2023
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/What-The-Future-Holds-For-Oil-Refiners.html

DeSmog Article about Influence Map report
https://www.desmog.com/2023/11/15/influencemap-study-greenwashing-corporate-climate-commitment-net-zero-greenwash/


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