You are right about all of that, and particularly the first one is actually an immediate advantage. We had a flourishing renewable energy industry in Germany ~15 years ago. With a little subsidy we could have been technological leaders.
Unfortunately, the conservative politicians at the time were “advised” (bribed) by “industry leaders” from coal and nuclear industry, and saving existing jobs by pumping money up their asses was the better strategy to secure the next election than creating thousands of new jobs by supporting the new industries.
The second one (lab meat), but I expect there will be a lot of in-fight between environmentalists, some opposing it for not being natural and others embracing it for being environment friendly. In the EU, there isn’t even a permission requested to be able to sell it.
The younger generation might be more motivated, but they have the same problem if they save resources, others will waste it in their place.
The disaster in India doesn’t change anything, it just proves what we already knew. The numbers are shocking to a rational thinker, but emotional stories like the Titan submarine still grab the headlines.
I think the main problems are the fully industrialised nations, but developing nations are catching up, and they won’t want to be held back in their development by wealthy nations telling them to.
You are right about all of that, and particularly the first one is actually an immediate advantage. We had a flourishing renewable energy industry in Germany ~15 years ago. With a little subsidy we could have been technological leaders.
Unfortunately, the conservative politicians at the time were “advised” (bribed) by “industry leaders” from coal and nuclear industry, and saving existing jobs by pumping money up their asses was the better strategy to secure the next election than creating thousands of new jobs by supporting the new industries.
The second one (lab meat), but I expect there will be a lot of in-fight between environmentalists, some opposing it for not being natural and others embracing it for being environment friendly. In the EU, there isn’t even a permission requested to be able to sell it.
The younger generation might be more motivated, but they have the same problem if they save resources, others will waste it in their place.
The disaster in India doesn’t change anything, it just proves what we already knew. The numbers are shocking to a rational thinker, but emotional stories like the Titan submarine still grab the headlines.
I think the main problems are the fully industrialised nations, but developing nations are catching up, and they won’t want to be held back in their development by wealthy nations telling them to.