Musk said about the “collapse of civilization” in the event of abandoning oil and gas

In the near future, humanity will not be able to abandon oil and gas, otherwise civilization will collapse, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk told reporters during a trip to Norway to the international conference on energy and technology ONS-2022.

“In the short term, humanity still needs oil and gas, otherwise civilization will collapse. Especially today, with sanctions against Russia, we need oil and gas to keep our civilization going,” Musk said.quote according to Reuters).

According to Musk, the main challenge of our time is the transition “to sustainable energy and sustainable economies.” He believes that the transition to renewable energy will take several decades. That is why the abandonment of oil and gas in the near future is impossible.

After the start of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine, Western countries imposed large-scale sanctions against Russia. In particular, the United States imposed a ban on the supply of oil, gas and other energy resources from Russia. Canada also banned the import of petroleum products from Russia. The decision to abandon Russian energy carriers was also made in Australia.

In addition, the UK authorities announced plans to gradually stop importing Russian oil by the end of 2022, and then stop buying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia as soon as possible. In early June, the EU imposed a partial embargo on Russian oil, and on August 10, an embargo on the purchase of coal from Russia began to operate.

In March, amid the rejection of Russian energy, Elon Musk called for an increase in gas and oil production. On Twitter, he wrote that “extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.” Musk acknowledged that this would hurt Tesla, but noted that energy solutions that meet the principles of sustainability do not immediately compensate for Russian oil and gas exports.

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