Risks of oil extraction
- Oil extraction will cause climate and environmental problems. Heavy oil extraction and use will increase carbon dioxide levels in the air, cause global warming, increase sulfur in the air, cause acid rain, and harm land, plants, and living things.
- Land subsidence, we know that oil is deposited underground and formed after years of deposition. Humans extract a lot of oil in a short period of time, which will hollow out the ground to a certain extent. In addition, with the increase of population and the construction of urban buildings. Sooner or later, the surface will be submerged and slowly sink. Although not obvious, it must have caused a long-term decline in the ground, causing some areas to be higher than the ground and submerged by seawater.
- It will bring devastating damage to certain creatures on the earth. Excessive use can produce acid rain, which can cause serious damage to the soil. Some plants and animals must live on the soil, and destroying the soil can be fatal to them and ultimately leads to changes in biodiversity.
- The formation of oil takes at least 2 million years, and some even take hundreds of millions of years. Oil is a non- renewable energy source , and over-exploitation will eventually lead to no oil on earth to extract. When vehicles fail to operate, power plants will face difficulties, many aspects of our lives will be severely affected, and the planet will be paralyzed.