Society still needs oil and natural gas. We can’t end its use instantly. Unfortunately, there are some things people are not willing to give up until a greener solution becomes available for at least equal if not lower cost. If Canada doesn’t produce it, other countries will and they may do it in a more polluting manner. Removing oil and gas from the market may cause the prices to increase temporarily, pushing some people to renewable energy options, but when the price goes up, other countries will see an opportunity to start or increase their production of oil and gas, which will reduce the price again.

If environmentalists really want society to reduce the use of oil and gas, they should strive to be more effective by focusing on pushing for more research for, and the adoption of, more efficient renewable energy, which will reduce the demand for oil and gas. They should put out ads and publish articles about areas where renewable energy is not only cleaner but less expensive than oil and gas so people will consider switching. They should also focus on disproving myths about renewable energy that pervades the media, not only myths that were never true, but especially the myths that used to be true but no longer are. They should also focus on converting the use of oil to natural gas if renewable energy isn’t suitable yet or is still more expensive than natural gas. People aren’t using oil and natural gas because they want to pollute, they are using it because it’s less expensive than renewable energy or where renewable energy isn’t feasible.

As renewable energy efficiency improves, and it is improving fast and will improve much more, society will move eventually away from oil, and also natural gas, as they become infeasible and more expensive, and these pipelines will likely be repurposed for moving natural gas and eventually for moving critical resources like water instead. That said, there will always be some uses for oil and natural gas that will prevent it from not being used at all, and hopefully they will be used in ways that don’t involve burning it and producing CO².

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Get a second phone to run WhatsApp. When not using WhatsApp, turn the phone off or get a Faraday bag to keep it in.

Lots of undecided people.

Third lowest after Norway and Sweden.