Unfortunately, if it is correct that the economy is slowing down in Europe because of the lack of fossil fuels (but it seems like it explains a lot and it is co

Unfortunately, if it is correct that the economy is slowing down in Europe because of the lack of fossil fuels (but it seems like it explains a lot and it is consistent with the peak of conventional oil in 2007), then it is not a choice. > I am shocked to hear these talks about net zero I am not saying that we must detroy our economies in order to save the climate. I am saying that our economies are going down because we have less abundance of fossil fuels. Again: it is not a choice: we can't drill because we don't have the resources (otherwise we would, we are not better than the US in that sense). Instead of dreaming of building US-like startups that produce a ton of useless stuff and make a ton of money, we should work on what matters: insulate homes, build sources of clean energy (nuclear plants included), improve public transports and active mobility, etc. There is a lot of expertise to develop there, and it is absolutely certain that other countries (including the US) will need it eventually. So it may even be good for the economy (and climate) to develop that kind of expertise.