> And if the future requires decarbonization and reducing energy consumption, wouldn't that mean that complex global supply chains will be drastically reduced,

> And if the future requires decarbonization and reducing energy consumption, wouldn't that mean that complex global supply chains will be drastically reduced, and food production will move back to a more local level? Food production won't move back to a more local level, you lose the economies of scale. You get more expensive products and more pollution, not exactly what we want.