Eli5 of we can make lab diamonds on a large scale why can’t we do the same for oil and gas.

Question

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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Answer 1

Making diamonds uses energy – oil and gas provide energy, and it takes more energy than they make to make them (or substitutes) – we definitely could make replacements at scale given infinite energy