CanaiiWhat happens if oil hits $200 a barrel? Alberta or Texas will be fine. But economies that don't produce oil are screwed. Especially those that depend on cars.
It’ll affect prices on everything though, because of the transport costs skyrocketing.
Water comes to my house in pipes. Food costs very little and transport is only a small part of that cost too. My house is already here so no transport required there.
The water in the pipes requires a lot of energy. Extraction, cleaning, pumping it around. It will get more expensive with higher energy prices.
Producing food requires a lot of energy. Tractors, harvesters, packaging plants, transport to supermarket. Energy prices will make your food more expensive.
Houses need heating, cooling, repairs.
The cost of almost everything almost everywhere will rise a lot very quickly in the coming months if this mess keeps getting messier (and it is). Fossil fuels and the price of it are deeply embedded in every aspect of life.
Here we produce a lot of food locally, and for energy we mostly rely on renewables. It’s pretty good, we haven’t been affected as much by the oil and gas prices.
What does your agricultural machine run on?
The Gulf produces 20% of the worlds supply of fertilizers. It will have an impact on the global food production if the situation prolongs.
Where do allotments fit in? Not exactly a farmer but I am growing food. Supplement it with a few sacks of grain and that is plenty to survive. Grain is cheap and even if it goes up 10x in cost it’s still going to be affordable
I just think that people don’t understand how oil is used for everything. Organic farming, plastics, fertilizer, lubricants, the list is endless. It will affect every part of your life, even if you live on the minimum necessary. The only way you aren’t being affected financially is if you live in an uncontacted tribe in the middle of the Amazonian rainforest where even loggers don’t go.
I am aware that some oil is in some way used for pretty much everything. But oil is also not the primary cost for almost anything. So double fuel costs won’t even double the cost of the product.
I would like to say I hope it will encourage people to seek more environmental options, but it happens every single time. Omg petrol is expensive we shouldn’t be so reliant on it. Oh its cheaper again now, lets not bother with those wind turbines because I don’t like the look of them.
SpookyBogMonsterDo you use fertilizer on your locally grown food? Because it’s spring time, and large amounts of fertilizer are also shipped out of the Strait of Hormuz