＜p＞This book describes the material foundations of the contemporary world in terms of the commodities that make it possible: energy, fertilizers, cement, steel, and plastics. Today, they are inexpensive and abundant, and the modern conveniences depend on their continuing to be so. The crucial point is that all of these products are manufactured utilizing vast quantities of fossil fuels.＜/p＞ ＜p＞There is an abundance of information indicating that the transition away from fossil fuels will necessarily be long and costly due to the difficulty of producing vital commodities without them. Therefore, Smil ridicules the "net zero by 2050" bunch. They have established an essentially arbitrary and unattainable timeline for a transformation that will likely take centuries rather than decades. Many activists, commentators, and politicians refuse to acknowledge the data that there is no inexpensive or simple path to net zero.＜/p＞ ＜p＞However, Smil is a genuine scientist and not a climate change sceptic. He is aware of the dangers posed by dependence on fossil resources. The only way he can envision achieving net zero in the near future is by plunging literally billions of people into poverty and even hunger. Smil deplores the excessive way in which Western culture promotes effort that is divorced from the material reality of living on Earth.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。
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