Further, and despite whatever the techno-believers push, there is no other source of energy that can, not only drive modern society, but render a large surplus as gifted us by fossil fuels. Indeed, many of the alternative solutions on offer, not only consume massive amounts of fossil fuels, but they contribute significantly to ecological destruction - think EV batteries, the blades on wind turbines or solar panels, all of which require huge maintenance and replacing after 20-25 years - still we can pretend.
Obviously, given all known matrix the answer is de-growth, localisation and genuine sustainability. Alas, not many middle class Westerners wish to give up the good life and enjoy life using much less energy and consuming rubbish.
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