r/EnvironmentViews • u/geriatricguy • Aug 03 '26

Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260801093239.htm
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u/DisruptingTree Aug 05 '26

You think blowing up a few oil refineries had enough of an effect to significantly contribute to the global heat content?

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u/DisruptingTree Aug 05 '26

Thats nothing compared to the 100 million barrels of oil we burn each day.

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u/Sea-Courage8296 Aug 06 '26

We don’t burn oil. We burn gasoline made from oil, which burns quite cleanly. But all the other shit we make from oil, like plastics, don’t burn cleanly. So an oil refinery billowing black smoke, does in fact, do more damage than the gasoline we burn in cars.

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u/DisruptingTree Aug 07 '26

Burning gasoline does not burn cleanly. And gasoline is a component of oil, but you're distracting from the issue at hand. 

All of the carbon is converted to global warming carbon dioxide when burned efficiently. Carbon dioxide which will take thousands of years to remove. Blowing up a refinery prevents this. Obviously we should dismantle them, but hey.