Here's a fascinating talk by Václav Smil at the Driva Climate Investment Meeting in 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkj_91IJVBk https://www.youtube.com/w

Here's a fascinating talk by Václav Smil at the Driva Climate Investment Meeting in 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkj_91IJVBk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkj_91IJVBk Bill Gates calls him "one of my favorite thinkers" and reviews his recent book "Growth": > Vaclav Smil ... reaches the ... conclusion: Earth is fragile and “before it is too late, we should embark in earnest on the most fundamental existential [task] of making any future growth compatible with the long-term preservation of the only biosphere we have.” https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Growth https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Growth