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by reducesuffering 1073 days ago
The globe is absolutely nowhere near facing dwindling oil supplies in 2 decades. We won't even hit our proven reserves in that time, and companies frequently spend $ to find more reserves on an as-needed basis. Current usage trajectory of oil is roughly a century. Oil's problem is the CO2 emissions causing climate change.

proven reserves/consumption = 47 years left

https://www.worldometers.info/oil/