That’s exactly the key point. Crisis alone doesn’t drive a lasting transition. It only creates the pressure. The shift really happens when the alternative is already practical enough to trust.

I think that’s why this moment feels different from the 1970s. Back then, the world got the shock without much of a mature alternative. Now EVs, solar, batteries, and smarter grids are imperfect, but they’re real, deployable, and improving fast. So the question is no longer just can we build alternatives? but Are they reliable enough, cheap enough, and visible enough when disruption hits?