Net zero by 2050 will hit a major timing problem technology can’t solve. We need to talk about cutting consumption

1.0Trade Brains Featureshttps://tradebrains.in/featuresPTI Newshttps://tradebrains.in/features/author/ptinews/Net zero by 2050 will hit a major timing problem technology can’t solve. We need to talk about cutting consumptionrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tOXltPyxhg"><a href="https://tradebrains.in/features/climate-change-net-zero-technology/">Net zero by 2050 will hit a major timing problem technology can’t solve. We need to talk about cutting consumption</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://tradebrains.in/features/climate-change-net-zero-technology/embed/#?secret=tOXltPyxhg" width="600" height="338" title="“Net zero by 2050 will hit a major timing problem technology can’t solve. We need to talk about cutting consumption” — Trade Brains Features" data-secret="tOXltPyxhg" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Kensington (Australia), Apr 28 (The Conversation) Many climate activists, scientists, engineers and politicians are trying to reassure us the climate crisis can be solved rapidly without any changes to lifestyle, society or the economy. To make the vast scale of change palatable, advocates suggest all we have to do is switch fossil fuels for renewable […]