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Facing Reality Or Turning Away?
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"Growth in the green economy, low carbon industries as it were, isn’t necessarily the success people suggest. There are indeed more cycles, but there are also more planes. There are indeed more electric cars, which you’ve discussed on the podcast, but there are also more petrol cars.
No matter how many good things we do, unless we stop expanding the bad, there’s no chance of reversing the ecological, climate and societal breakdowns we potentially face. Low carbon industries within the fossil fuel driven economy, fuels the fossil fuel industries in my view.
Money generated by green economies fuels the high carbon industries. The example I observe and offer up is those made rich by the green economy, spend their wealth on flying and on other unsustainable elitist past times.
Green industries are driving new resource rushes, Lithium extraction and pollution etc.
I’ve heard somewhere that the oil industry reports it will keep growing well into the 2030’s. Where are we going wrong? Its true, economic growth pulled some societies out of poverty, cured desperation and even some diseases and child abuse.
But, ignoring that beyond a certain point, that same constant growth and use of natural resources, will soon put many pack into poor situations. Reducing life expectancy. Chew on that lot guys, make of it what you will."
The above is a question that has been sent into by a long term listener Alex from Poland, and once again Stuart and William were able to record face to face, leading as always to a very unique feeling conversation. They aren't experts, they just speak their truths, as they see them, at this point.
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