Relax, everyone: Elon Musk has a mantra to make the climate crisis go away | Emma Brockes

The SpaceX founder, Elon Musk, proposes a simple solution to tackle climate change: moving energy production "off-planet." This concept, known as the Kardashev scale, has gained popularity among tech enthusiasts. The Kardashev scale is a measure of a civilization's level of technological advancement based on the amount of energy they can harness and utilize.

Musk believes that by harnessing energy from sources beyond Earth, such as solar power in space, we can solve the impending climate crisis and alleviate our anxiety surrounding it. If we adopt this idea, we won't need to worry about the climate until the last drop of water is used up. This approach follows a pattern observed in tech billionaires addressing pressing issues by developing innovative solutions. For instance, Jeff Bezos chose to reinvent preschools instead of simply funding public education.