“Friendships that are obtained by payments, and not by greatness or nobility of mind, may indeed be earned, but they are not secured.” The Prince

“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” The Duel

“Looking at life from afar, I seemed lost in my indifference. My Sweet Orange Tree

Because we are the cause of our environmental problems, we are the ones in control of them, and we can choose or not choose to stop causing them and start solving them. The future is up for grabs, lying in our own hands. We don’t need new technologies to solve our problems; while new technologies can make some contribution, for the most part we "just" need the political will to apply solutions already available. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed