I agree with much of what Gates writes, but at least in Europe this is more or less common sense. Although there is a lot of inertia, and there could be much mo

I agree with much of what Gates writes, but at least in Europe this is more or less common sense. Although there is a lot of inertia, and there could be much more government-funded research, we are slowly getting there - not by presidential decrees, but through a slow process of expert groups, democratic decisions, and small innovations. But it all is offset by the fact that as these 450 million people are trying to reduce their - arguably high - footprint, at the same time 2-3 billion people are in the process of getting access to the same energy resources that we are trying to get away from. And half of the world's biggest polluter's population is voting for a party that is so far off common sense that their horrible example could continue for decades. All this makes me pessimistic that mankind can fix the problem in my lifetime, and I will have to tell my daughter: i'm deeply sorry. We screwed up. A breakthrough in innovation seems to be our only chance.