Here's how California can lead the global bioeconomy—a conversation with Zymergen CEO Josh Hoffman:
It’s important to take a historical perspective. Human welfare has increased incredibly because of the ingenuity of cracking and using hydrocarbons. Modern materials, modern medicine - all these things are outgrowths of the petrochemical industry. I think it’s important to recognize that.
I love the poetry of keeping the oil in the ground—it's a wonderful idea to think about. But it is wholly impractical. So many things we need and use today comes from oil and gas, and I think we need to figure out a transition. The way we think about transition at Zymergen is to give people better products.
First, let’s compare petrochemistry to biology. If you crack a hydrocarbon, you will get around 15 intermediates, maybe a couple of hundred base monomers, and a limited number of polymers. If you were on Gavin Newsom's task force looking for medium to long term policies to set California on the right path for the next 50 years, what policy recommendations would you make to him?
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