The sea is an awful lot more resilient than the atmosphere.
If we've screwed up the sea to the point where it is uncrossable, the atmosphere is long gone (as are all humans, come to that.)
If Oil was transported by Zeppelin then the car stays as a toy of the rich.
Oil from Saudi to Europe might be possible by rail. From Saudi to the Americas? Have fun.Why would anyone choose to transport oil by air instead of by rail? Its seems utterly economically stupid.
Oil from Saudi to Europe might be possible by rail. From Saudi to the Americas? Have fun.
From Indonesia to most anywhere, also fun.
For this thread to work, ocean going ships can't. Probably aquatic aliens have invaded Earth's oceans. À la The Kraken Awakes.And boats aren't infinitely better and cheaper in every way.