[jonknee]

> We will spend a huge amount of the world's money, resources and time to do our best to fix it, and all that is wasted because it could have been used to move forward sustainably rather than make a few people obscenely rich at the expense of most life on Earth.

You and I wouldn't be here if it weren't for petrochemicals. It didn't just make a few people rich, it made modern life possible.

[tremon]

It might have been done without making a few people obscenely rich, though. That could have had the added benefit of less tooth-and-nail resistance.