techno ain't gonna save the world,

But it will solve the problem caused by the last profligate fashion.

The world will survive, it always has. But don't expect it to be like you want it to be.

Humanity? - survival doubtful - the biggest pollution, and source of other pollutants is the human race.

Meanwhile John Goodenough is heading research on lithium batteries that will surpass his original ground-breaking work on them. With the rise of electric vehicles there will be many companies trying to produce a better battery. When their cost effectiveness gets to a critical point we will all want one on the side of our house. That day is foreseeable. A milestone IMNSHO.

30 years ago PV was cheap enough and preferable to diesel generators in Papa New Guinea in villages. All about infrastructure & supply chain. Now look at the market.

My hope is that the human race will wake up to its voracity. But I don't hold much hope.