Eli5 of we can make lab diamonds on a large scale why can’t we do the same for oil and gas.
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There is no scientific or technical reason why we can’t make everything that we currently make from oil from biological sources. We already make bio ethanol for fuel, on a large scale. The issue is cost, and energy requirements, oil is remarkably cheap and there is a huge amount of infrastructure around oil and gas processing.
To make the things we currently make from oil requires energy, that energy often does not come from green sources. Making the energy sector green is going to take time but the money and willpower are there. Most large countries are building green energy about as fast as they can. Give it 50 years and we will be in a place where your question is answered.
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