It’s embarrassing, really. The richest nations in the world got rich by burning fossil fuels. And now that it’s way past time to fix the mess, they won’t lead. As Bill McKibben writes: «If there’s going to be a solution, for now it’s mostly going to come from the poorer nations of the world.» This detail had my jaw drop: Last year, China built so many wind turbines and solar panels, the steel they used for it would have been enough to build a Golden Gate Bridge on every working day of every week that year.

From Weekly Filet #551, in November 2025.