Why Industrialization Requires Decarbonization

Voyager
Voyager

For most of modern history, industrial growth and decarbonization were treated as separate problems. Industry scaled first. Emissions were dealt with later. That separation no longer holds.

Sarah Sclarsic
Jan 21, 2026
17 mins
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