To confront the climate crisis, we also need a wave of innovation

While it is undeniable that reducing emissions remains important in a warming world, the role of invention in averting disasters is also noteworthy.

Of course, how to stop the overheating of the earth is an important question of our time. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations agency known for its coolness and caution, has said that halting the current trajectory of warming “needs rapid and far-reaching change” in all aspects of society. I was.

Some interpret it to mean the end of capitalism. Others like to innovate the way we get out of trouble. This is what the Czech-Canadian scientist and writer Vaclav Smir argued…