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developing countries are absolutely choosing EVs and actually 2 wheeled EVs because they are cheap, reliable, and take up less space. So this idea that they'll be all ICE cars is not right in the least. In fact China and India both of which are developing countires are adopting these in droves. The data is there.
The snowball has started and very quickly oil demand will be in terminal decline. Doesn't do anything to the short term problem, but does help with the very long term problem.
For now we need to figure out how to get carbon out of the atmosphere that's where governments need to step in and find scientific solutions to this problem while we transition. But.... The GOP is everywhere unfortunately