how do you think the world will be without any oil?

Answer 1

If no replacement technology could be found for the combustion engine then we will all go back to riding horses.

Or the monkeys will take over ala Planet of the Apes.

Answer 2

We'll still have oil, but it will be far too expensive to burn as fuel. Oil will still be used for the maintenance of machines (and I'd guess there'd be a significant improvement in synthetic and recycled oils). Instead, we'll probably use biomass, nuclear, coal and solar as fuels.

Answer 3

Much better off, without oil related polutions. There're so much substitute energies that we are not use and/or under utilise. We do not have to rely on the fossil fuel at all, just got struck on this oil/petro related economy!!

Answer 4

It will be a peaceful place I guess since all the world's problems seem to be centred around Oil.

Answer 5

If the supply dried up instantaneously, it would be devestating for all modern societies. But if we knew it would run out in say 10-15 years, we would adapt to non-oil based fuels.

Answer 6

It would be bad because oil is in just about every product in a modern society. Plastics are produced from oil, paints, rubber, you name it probably has oil in it.

Answer 7

The world would be planting an enormous amount of trees for burning and buying a lot of horses and buggies for transportation.

Answer 8

China will supply the world with cheap and efficient solar cells.

Answer 9

Not much different, only more polluted (coal is dirtier than oil) and with more expensive gasoline (it's much more expensive to make gasoline out of coal and shale).

Answer 10

Pretty bad at first. We use it to drive, deliver goods (including food to grocery stores), & some areas need it for electricity.