"**New departures, new solutions, and new achievements are always with us: we are a very inquisitive species with a remarkable long-term record of adaptation** and with even more remarkable recent accomplishments in making the lives of most of the world’s population healthier, richer, safer, and longer." ([Location 4128](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=4128)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[climate-change]], [[decarbonisation]], [[forecasting]], [[innovation]] **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]