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To have dramatic change, you have to either have a technological breakthrough or get the entire planet to agree to make a consistent change. It's a tough sell f
by redm 3y ago
To have dramatic change, you have to either have a technological breakthrough or get the entire planet to agree to make a consistent change. It's a tough sell for many geo-political reasons.
Right or wrong, it's hard for developed economies to destroy their economies while China (and others) are rapidly making the problem worse. [1] Progress is being made through:
"The Climate Action Tracker says that between 2015 and 2022 China's greenhouse gas emissions increased nearly 12%, while U.S. emissions declined some 5%. China's methane emissions rose about 3% from 2015 to 2021, the latest year with good data, while the U.S. cut them by 5%." [1]
[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-kerry-china-climate-economy-xi-jinping-beijing-e50b9ef4 https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-kerry-china-climate-econom...
- huijzer 3y agoThe optimist in me believes that investments in fossil alternatives can actually be great investments. Just like what you see with car batteries (China) and EVs (US + China), the electrification of everything has some fundamental benefits and could thus provide great wealth for the innovators long-term.