Vaclav Smil's talk on historic energy transitions and what they imply for climate investment. He argues that transitions are slow, technology improves gradually, and only absolute cuts in energy use would truly work.

Hacker News 读者推荐理由: Frequently linked as a sobering, data-grounded counterpoint to techno-optimism about decarbonization and green growth.

“Here's a fascinating talk by Václav Smil at the Driva Climate Investment Meeting in 2019”

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