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bit of a hot take (lemmy.ml)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We already know how to create plastics from CO2 extracted from the air and hydrogen from water. There is no shortage of raw material for plastics. The main question for the industry is cheap plastics and the answer to that has always been cheap oil and gas.

Using proven reserves and current consumption you get to 47 years and things run out. That's a "within my lifetime" number for many.