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by hrgiger 1281 days ago
Well quick google search tells me there is about 50 to 100 year fossil resources left, thats about a lifetime for a currently newborn or more optimistic next 2 generation
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That's just known reserves. New reserves and extraction techniques are frequently being discovered.
Fossil reserves are irrelevant when the limit is atmospheric CO2 capacity.