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> Will what was on display: ...

Well yes, they're aiming for those goals.

On the grandparent comment's link, you'll notice that they mention striving for the UN's sustainabile development goals, which includes all of that (+ others like gender equality).

Or on this link about theme weeks[1] which includes more of the same.

[1] https://www.expo2025.or.jp/en/sponsorship/theme-weeks/



> Well yes, they're aiming for those goals.

And everyone wants to create a longer-lasting light bulb, or a beer that tastes great and is less filling, but what are the odds of that actually happening?

LED bulbs are great, but how much of an improvement are they over CFL bulbs? Both are better than incandescent, but electrical light was a quantum leap over candles and gas/oil lighting. See absolute plumeting since 1800s, and electric light from 1900 to 1950:

* https://ourworldindata.org/light-at-night

In the last ~50 years things have improved, but the differences are tiny compared to past gains: and that's Gordon's thesis.




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