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Technology can help save the planet, but it is not enough

6 mins | Oct 23, 2019
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Why betting everything on future innovation is one heck of a gamble with our future. "We cannot rely on the market alone to solve a problem it has helped fuel. The convening and mission-setting power of governments, the mobilising force of civil society and radical shifts in consumer behaviour are all still needed to help preserve our planet." Writing in the Financial Times, John Thornhill explains why technological advances will not be enough to repair the damage of climate change.

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