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The 'Engineer State' Is a Fairy Tale. I Was There. | Bad Advice for a Better Climate

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Everyone in climate VC keeps talking about how China planned its way to clean energy dominance. I built a factory there. That is not what happened.

March 17, 2026 4 min read The 'Engineer State' Is a Fairy Tale. I Was There. Everyone in climate VC keeps talking about how China planned its way to clean energy dominance. I built a factory there. That is not what happened. So I’ve been stewing on this one for a while, since the end of last year in fact, when everyone, particularly the VCs, in the energy circles I dip my toes in started gushing about the engineer state and the magnificent speed at which it pushed innovation and clean energy forward. I’ve been stewing this long because I was trying to dampen my enthusiasm enough to create a ci

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