"Citing data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Musk lamented he’s “competing against something that has a $6 trillion per year subsidy,” and that the low gas prices that subsidies create are “weakening the economic-forcing function to sustainable transport and clean energy in general.” Source: http://ecowatch.com/2016/05/05/elon-musk-fossil-fuels/
At the global scale we have a big mistake since decades. Fixing it is going to be the most difficult challenge ever to date. But I’m optimistic in the accelerated speed of change in tech-science, market, prices, policies and social awareness even with the fact the we are now far from the right path to achieve it.
We need a very holistic transtion to save people and planet from climate change and pollution dramatic impacts. Including re educating society towards sustainability. This includes helping to transform skills of people and professionals from traditional unsustainable industries and societies to sustainable ones. This requires action from private, public and nonprofit sectors and people, to cope with the speed of the change needed according to majoritarian scientific consensus.