I think the answer is yes, but much more slowly and it probably would not look the same. It would be slower, more efficient, more durable, and it would probably

I think the answer is yes, but much more slowly and it probably would not look the same. It would be slower, more efficient, more durable, and it would probably take a lot longer to get things like air and space flights. Think bootstrapped company vs big money VC backed company. Fossil fuels are like a boatload of VC. It accelerates things but also promotes certain dysfunctions and wastefulness. Of course maybe our slow renewable civilization would eventually find nuclear fission and take off like ours.