what willhappen whenwe run out of fosil fuels?
406078
well we will start using alternative energy resources. Like wind, solar, hydrogen etc
174749
They are planning for a time when the oil runs out.
1179791
I'm not being awkward but the answer is easy.\n\nThe oil companies are developing the replacement.  They have far too much to lose to not cover their future.\nWould you want to explain to the shareholders?  Oh dear we've run out of oil, that's your lot & no more money.\n\nThey're busy working away at it & it's anybodies guess right now what that alternative might be.\nAny takers?
576619
Won't work, the refinery that sell to the big boys also sell to the mom and pop store.\n\nThe key is to get more fuel effecient vehicles or ones that run on fuels other than gasoline.  We already have natural gas vehicle and hybird gas / electric cars which is probable the way to go.
639722
Yes. In about 150 years there will be no oil if we continue this way.\nAnyway .. there are unlimited resources, at least for energy, ... solar/eolian/waterfall energy.\nHope this helps
239402
Try creating alternative fuel. I'm reduced to cycling since the recent fuel price increase.
912031
It shouldn't...at least not in 2020.  There are enough oil supplies to last till 2050.  And we're still finding new oil fields.
646995
Not in the next 50 years.  Ever since we started using oil commentators have been saying it's about to run out.
384350
The only correct answer is 'no one knows'.  You may be too young to remember the oil/gas crises of the 1970's.  At that time, virtually every expert said the world's oil supply would run out in 15 more years.  Well, the early 90's came and went, the world consumed a lot of oil, and today, the known world stores of oil are GREATER than they were then.  You can look these facts up in Forbes Magazine.\n\nBest wishes.
497047
I think we are going to run out of crude oil.  We have such a need for it, that we will be in a lot of trouble.
970194
It is a non-renewable fossil fuel.  Oil and natural gas are also fossil fuels.
215423
The problem is oil is running out. Once the oil runs out, we will probably be able to switch to renewables and get by. But the problem is there are many things other than car transport we use petrochemicals for. Plastics, fetilizer, lubricants, moving tankers across the seas and so forth. We will still need those things, and wind farms will not fertilize our crops.\n\nSo the short answer is, we need to stop using oil for things we have alternative sources of power for, because we will still need oil for other things 100 or 200 or 500 years from now. For those things for which there is no replacement for oil.
285073
Jacarta Monkey has the right answer. He gets the points for saying it first.\n\nFor as long as the Earth exists it will contain fresh water and hydrocarbon fuel (notice I re-defined these a bit to be more specific), since both are continuously being replenished by biomass and the hydrologic cycle. People will stop drilling and mining hydrocarbons as soon as it becomes uneconomical, which is way before the Earth runs out. The deadline on all of the Earth's resources is about 3-5 billion years from now when the sun expands and destroys the entire Earth. Until then, only poor people will run out of fuel and water, because only humans are greedy enough to purposefully deny basic resources to other living creatures because they can "own" them.
948486
Probably die in short order.\nyes
1132000
Sounds like a plan! need some fuel $$$????
636691
I think it woudl sure be a wake up call for the Middle East if suddenly they had a product that wasn't in so much demand! Consdering their whole economy is based on oil sales, they would be in deep.... I think it would be cool to go fuel up with a tank of Jim Beam! Even south of the border could start making more money, how much for a tank of Tequila? I know of several people that use bio-diesel, and just love being able to bypass fueling stations.
298590
We need an alternative government to go with our alternative fuels.  It won't happen until we get someone in the white hose with out any ties to BIG OIL.  This goes for the Dems too.