At COP28 in Dubai, world leaders are coming together to address the climate crisis, including the extent to which technology and innovation will play a part. If we are to achieve the ambition of net zero by 2050, then we need to bring all the innovations and policy solutions we can to bear. The scale of this systemic challenge means that it cannot be solved by merely a single innovation — given this, it’s natural to be highly sceptical of any technological silver bullet that claims to be able to “solve” climate change. It’s especially natural to be sceptical of a buzzword-friendly technology l…