[sfn42]

It's bullshit. Us(Norway) not pumping oil doesn't change anything. The problem isn't pumping, the problem is burning. We need to reduce the demand, not the supply. Reducing supply from Norway just causes other suppliers to scale up and the end result is exactly the same. Until they run out and we pump up this oil anyway because the world needs oil and nobody's addressing that part of the problem.

[M95D]

Your argument doesn't make any sense. If they pump it out of the ground, someone WILL burn it. If they don't, it can't be burned.

Also: less oil -> higher price -> less burning

[sfn42]

You don't understand my argument. If they don't pump it, someone else will pump more to compensate and we'll end up pumping it up later anyway.

I don't think there's going to be transport ships docked for lack of fuel just because Norway doesn't develop some oil fields. And I think once supply some day gets to a point where oil price skyrockets, we'll probably end up developing them then - they'll revisit the case and circumstances changed (or maybe just politicians changed) and they'll suck it up anyway.

Or maybe US/Russia/whoever will come liberate it. I mean I doubt that's happening any time soon but it's definitely a real possibility in a future scenario where resources are dwindling.

[slashdev]

> If you don't pump it, we'll end up pumping it up later anyway.

Well just give up now then.

Let's assume we can have enough sense to decide not to pump it and leave it that way. Then it's a win.

[doktrin]

Yeah but pointless performative self sacrifice is kind of our thing.