Star Trek’s ‘replicator’ holds key to net zero, says Cambridge professor [Video]

“Okay, so what is the solution to climate change? Um, well, I’ve got three possible ideas that I’m going to start with. First of all, there’s the technological solution.”

These were the opening words of Professor Michael Pollitt, delivered at The Big Zero Show in Coventry.

Mr Pollitt, a distinguished economist from the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, captured the audience’s attention by invoking the fictional world of Star Trek to propose innovative solutions to the climate crisis.

Michael Pollitt, renowned for his extensive research in business economics and energy policy, referenced the ‘replicator’ from Star Trek—a device that materialises objects instantly and without cost—to illustrate his vision for a technological breakthrough in energy production.

Speaking to a diverse audience of policymakers, academics and industry leaders, he argued that such revolutionary technologies could pave the way for achieving global net zero emissions.

Michael Pollitt said: “We can think about what it will take. to get to net zero. But the question …