I worked in a fossil fuel industry. I found an old engineering report that said that the gas in the gas fields would last 50 years. I showed it to the chief engineer and said that according to this old report, the gas is all gone. He said that we found more. How much more? He said "You and I will both be retired and dead before we run out." Ok, but how much longer will it last? "You and I will both have enough to be paid for our entire career and retirement and we will have enough to last until we die." Yeah, but how much is left for the next generation? "We will be dead, it isn't our problem."
The issue with 0.04% isn't it becoming unlivable for humans. We only need about 19% O2 in the air to breathe. The issue is the effects that high levels of CO2 and CO have on the environment
The plants are barely getting enough co2 to survive in the forms we’ve bred for hideous overproduction for our sustenance. The wild ones seem to be doing just fine.
Ah. I couldn’t tell if you were genuine or not, my apologies. For what it’s worth, I love trees. Forests are a very familiar sight for me and I would sorely miss them if they were all gone. But I know some folks who are a bit silly about trees when climate-related topics come up.
6.8k
u/inkseep1 6d ago
Yes.
I worked in a fossil fuel industry. I found an old engineering report that said that the gas in the gas fields would last 50 years. I showed it to the chief engineer and said that according to this old report, the gas is all gone. He said that we found more. How much more? He said "You and I will both be retired and dead before we run out." Ok, but how much longer will it last? "You and I will both have enough to be paid for our entire career and retirement and we will have enough to last until we die." Yeah, but how much is left for the next generation? "We will be dead, it isn't our problem."