The Green Transition will not work as planned, what might we do instead? - Professor Simon Michaux

Excellent. Somebody who has the spine to look at inconvenient truths.

Brilliant! Very impressive presentation. Well Done to Simon Michaux and to all scientists with the same 'attitude'!

First of all no more wars.

What a great presentation. The mathematical approach, combined with numbers and empiric is simply impressive. This presentation makes a difference. Thanks!!!

I was ambivalent about nuclear energy, but turned into an advocate when I did some research and realised that it is by far the most environmentally friendly way to decarbonise the electricity sector.

Great study and long overdue. I would like to see more people think with down to earth logic and facts, unfortunately that’s not always how the reward system works.

This is stark ...glad I'm old and still able to do a half marathon..seems a lot of walking is in the future

Given the current industrial era has created the sixth mass extinction and pervasive catastrophic pollution of the entire planet, I don't see how another industrial era could avoid making that worse. Our perceived need for industry and energy must not outweigh the importance of life on planet Earth. How about a scenario focused on restoring ecosystems worldwide so that forests, prairies, rivers, wildlife, etc. are all growing back towards historical fecundity before this industrial era destroyed them, and pollution is being reduced simultaneously? Thank you.

The other option is to reduce consumption. The only option eventually

We had civilization for thousands of years before electricity and cars and so on.... Today there are 600 Million people that consume less energy than one fridge. Let go of luxury...

Thank you for what you do!

47:20 this is the vibe

I feel this was a very informative lecture, but I wish I could absorb more of its content though. There is so much material to get through and so many aspects of his ideas it's hard to keep up. Simon's knowledge is so deep that he presents his ideas very fast. I'm glad he said the upcoming research students are taking up these ideas. We need those people to help in the transition.

Great presentation as always, I think it would be sensible to add/involve seed saving in your section on food-systems also.

I was still there Simon 😉Fantastic work ! 🙏🏻 Greetings from Belgium 🙋‍♀️

Doesn't even take into account politics, border disputes, war, trade barriers, corruption and so on which make any significant changes impossible.The world is a set of complex, interlocking, dissipative structures that can't be transitioned from one phase to another without drastic shocks to the system.

One of the many tool's to come out of the studies by Simon that concisely informs, In my opinion, is the input calculating data that can render out puts as to how effective outcomes are by spread sheet analysis. This could mean the existing can be added or extracted to hypothetically imposed projections. Speeding up the missing pieces to the puzzle. Comprehensive mapping of the intricate maze to decern a more efficient path foward I engineering blue prints rather than build expenses not germane to cause. Inventors can and therefore investors can taylor specific redress. Knowing the limitations constricts in order to concentrate resource. Consulting apps on energy 10x from now incorporated spans out the level to overcompensate, a well measured approach to any good engineering in practice. A scaling mindset for big challenges ahead. Personally decentralization is self sufficiency and sustainable. Bar some exceptions.

With GHG `s rising at there fastest ever rate what `green `transition ? We left that boat over 30 years ago . The only thing that matters is CO2 equivalent in the atmosphere and now with tipping points breached in polar ice and methane releases its out of our control , not that we had any after 30 years of dire warnings and fine pledges and the opposite happening .

If the world's population was smaller we would have more time to adjust. 😮

so refreshing to hear a sensible analysis well presented, thanks Mr Michaux. You do not mention fast breeder reactors using spent fuel from LWR - is this a useful technology? Now more facepalm - fossil fuels are in short supply, they are needed, we don't like the emissions from burning them, but they need to be cherished, and the amount consumed and destroyed in Ukraine over the past years is phenomonal for no societal benefit. ditto other conflicts.