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As the world grapples with the existential crisis of climate change, environmental activists want President Joe Biden to phase out the oil industry, and Republicans argue he’s already doing that. Meanwhile, the surprising reality is the United States is pumping oil at a blistering pace and is on track to produce more oil than any country has in history.

As the world grapples with the existential crisis of climate change, environmental activists want President Joe Biden to phase out the oil industry, and Republicans argue he’s already doing that. Meanwhile, the surprising reality is the United States is pumping oil at a blistering pace and is on track to produce more oil than any country has in history.

The United States is set to produce a global record of 13.3 million barrels per day of crude and condensate during the fourth quarter of this year, according to a report published Tuesday by S&P Global Commodity Insights.

Last month, weekly US oil production hit 13.2 million barrels per day, according to the US Energy Information Administration. That’s just above the Donald Trump-era record of 13.1 million set in early 2020 just before the Covid-19 crisis sent output and prices crashing.

That’s been helping to keep a lid on crude and gasoline prices.

    • Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      That takes care of a small fraction of oil.

      Plastics production makes up ~45% of all petroleum production.

      Then you have shipping. Aircraft. Trucking. Then you have passenger vehicles.

      • Sodis@feddit.de
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        9 months ago

        But plastic production doesn’t emit the carbon bound in the oil. It’s rather the energy need, that drives co2 emissions in the plastic sector and probably the burning of plastic waste. With green energy sources and a high recycling rate, you can cut the emissions associated to plastic tremendously.