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I literally address making plastic / oil derivatives in the last line of my comment. Given enough energy, and raw feedstock matter, we can make anything we nee
by dTal 3y ago
I literally address making plastic / oil derivatives in the last line of my comment.
Given enough energy, and raw feedstock matter, we can make anything we need. Nuclear power gets us all the energy we need. Matter can simply be recycled in closed loops. The nitrogen for fertilizer we currently get from fossil fuels currently ends up in our sewage, and from there to places it shouldn't be like the ocean, causing huge problems like algae blooms. Recycle that, and you've solved another problem!
It's all about closing the loops.
- AstralStorm 3y agoCongratulations, we can build your solution in 25 years. Maybe. If there's still enough water to run any of it. And food. But there won't be. We really do not need much concrete or steel. What we need is bioplastics, biocomposites, wood, fused sand and a lot of farming practice changes. Some breakthrough in water desalination or cleanup. A lot of people will have to move. There's no way around it now.