The Closing of a Refinery

A soul-searching conversation with ChatGPT about sustainability, the green energy transition and the future of humankind, following the decommissioning of the largest oil refinery in northern Portugal. It is an attempt to address the economic, environmental and social consequences of the green energy policies. The use of a generative AI program that parrots our ideas holds a mirror to humanity that highlights the sterile simplicity we often use in the discourse about climate change and sustainability.