> is that these grand projects can turnout to be horribly misguided This is why instead of grand projects we should have many smaller projects which combined

> is that these grand projects can turnout to be horribly misguided This is why instead of grand projects we should have many smaller projects which combined still have a large effect. Also luckily many of the changes which are good for the climate are (at least in their idea) also good even without climate change. Like going way from coal power plants, which are not just bad for the climate but also bad for the environment. (Through in practice there might be drawbacks in whatever replaces it.) > just like the drug war looked good at one time. I get your point, but I'm not sure that this is a good example, the war on drugs looked from the get to go like it was overly targeting certain communities while even back then it was known that it's unlikely to work due to e.g. previous experiences with fighting alcohol during the prohibition period...