Many of the uses actually save energy over non petrochemical solutions.
(, Fri 15 Jan 2021, 11:51, Reply)
As soon as the demand from transportation and power generation dries up a lot of the infrastructure required for extraction makes no sense at all
(, Fri 15 Jan 2021, 12:09, Reply)
They will use them more efficiently as well. It will mean an end to throwaway consumer societies (thank fuck), except for the very rich.
However, steel is not going away anytime soon.
(, Fri 15 Jan 2021, 12:46, Reply)