One of the main issues, if I remember correctly, is that the more we wait, the more the change is hard and the incentives to make that change are lower. For in

One of the main issues, if I remember correctly, is that the more we wait, the more the change is hard and the incentives to make that change are lower. For instance, we are in dire need of elements such as lithium and cobalt. But mines are not quickly set up, it takes years, sometimes decades to open a mine. This difference between the urgent need for alternative energy sources and the inertia of some of its needed compounds creates a shortage. This increases costs in production, which further delays projects, which in turn make the issue more pressing, which increases the delta between what is needed and the current capabilities, and on and on (from a book I am currently reading) I did not finish reading his book though so maybe there are pointers in the end about how to avoid this.