[jlarocco]

Sorry, but that will never work and isn't feasible to implement.

The real problem is that billions of people want to drive and buy products that require burning oil to produce. Oil companies are just giving people what they want.

Shutting down oil companies before dealing with the massive demand is a recipe for failure.

[notJim]

Or maybe shutting down oil companies will create the demand for an alternative.

[kamaal]

A variation of that is what controlling carbon emissions is about. But no country wants to commit to it, because no other competing country wants to commit to it.

Basically any body who will do it, gives away the economic edge to a competing country. On a longer run these things will add up and then you end up handing over the thrown of geo political control to that country. Basically the existing super power(s) can't and won't do it because, doing so will create new super powers, and loss of their own standing in the world. And the aspiring super powers won't do it because, obviously it's hypocritical to ask others to cut down on emissions, when you won't do it personally yourself.

There is no reason for any developing economy to believe why the existing super powers should have the sole right to run an industrialized developed economy with first world benefits, while developing economies should be even prevented from giving their people a good life.

[genidoi]

Brilliant - combine this with Russia economically benefiting from climate change - emerging artic shipping routes / oil drilling opportunities from ice melting[0] - and people wonder why climate change cynicism is on the rise.

[0] https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/russia-to-reap-benefits-...

[shpongled]

So you're going to just remove all capacity for electricity generation, plastics, chemical feedstocks, etc etc overnight?