Oh, 2022
&gt; &quot;Looking further afield: it seems likely that the end of internal combustion engines will be in sight. Some countries are already scheduling a ban on IC engines to come in after 2030—electric cars are now a maturing technology with clear advantages in every respect except recharge time. Once those IC cars are no longer manufactured, we can expect a very rapid ramp-down of extraction and distribution industries for petrol and diesel fuels, leading to a complete phase-out possibly as early as 2040.&quot;<p>At this point the proposed bans are on the sale of new vehicles that run on fossil fuels.  As far as I know, no one is planning to outright ban ICE vehicles yet.  Headline writers consistently get this wrong, because making the policy sound more extreme than it is attracts ad views.<p>&gt; &quot;As about half of global shipping is engaged in the transport of petrochemicals or coal at this point, this is goin to have impacts far beyond the obvious.&quot;<p>Huh, that&#x27;s a lot.  If that&#x27;s correct, it&#x27;s a lot more than I would have guessed.