So you think you are going to get *world* hydrocarbon usage to drop 2%? Not just the US, but the world?
Again, how do you propose to accomplish that? Let's take the last sentence of your original paragraph as true. OK, how do you fix that, what makes you so sure that it will accomplish the drop in global hydrocarbon demand, and how long will that take?
So you think you are going to get *world* hydrocarbon usage to drop 2%? Not just the US, but the world?
Again, how do you propose to accomplish that? Let's take the last sentence of your original paragraph as true. OK, how do you fix that, what makes you so sure that it will accomplish the drop in global hydrocarbon demand, and how long will that take?
I didn’t say hydrocarbon, but oil. The US uses ~20% of the world oil supply. If we cut our use by 10%, then 20% x 10% = 2%.
No idea how long it could take, but about 5% of our demand is wasted simply because of people speeding on the highway. Americans could drive the speed limit and cut world oil consumption by 1%. Zero lead time, zero capital investment.
The rest would be straightforward work like weatherization and increased gas mileage standards.
So you think you are going to get *world* hydrocarbon usage to drop 2%? Not just the US, but the world?
Again, how do you propose to accomplish that? Let's take the last sentence of your original paragraph as true. OK, how do you fix that, what makes you so sure that it will accomplish the drop in global hydrocarbon demand, and how long will that take?
I didn’t say hydrocarbon, but oil. The US uses ~20% of the world oil supply. If we cut our use by 10%, then 20% x 10% = 2%.
No idea how long it could take, but about 5% of our demand is wasted simply because of people speeding on the highway. Americans could drive the speed limit and cut world oil consumption by 1%. Zero lead time, zero capital investment.
The rest would be straightforward work like weatherization and increased gas mileage standards.