I wish we did not have to burn ANY of it just to get a smallt of what’s left unburnt underground out of the ground as fuel.
I’d rather wait - leave this resource in place for while. Something tells me - and I have no reason for this but a gut-level feeling - that this resource can be better used sometime in the future with a future technology.
Ah... no. The Saudis and Islam have gained control over Europe with petro money and they are working on the USA,AU and NZ. The Saudis also own DC, London, Brussels and a few others.
The earth’s core is a hot reactor making oil and nat gas every day. Eventually solar and other forms of energy will improve. Plus we have coal, nuke and tons of nat gas.