Manufacturing mayhem

How we adapt to climate change is the future we build together and hopefully want.
We need to align our survival needs with other species survival needs.
What's the point of adapting if the adaptation produces more problems?  
Even sustainable adaptation could create more problems...but, presumably a lot less than unsustainable adaptation.  
'Green steel', essential for biochar kilns and stoves, and many other applications, is a sustainable adaptation in the sense that 'Green hydrogen', used for iron ore reduction, can be produced from renewable energy and seawater. The logistics of mining and transportation of iron ore can also be electrified. But it doesn't solve the problem of additional minerals added, many imported, for ?many of the final steel products. The solution could be to use 100% Australian minerals but this might not be possible due to those minerals not available in Australia or are not in 'economic' geological deposits. Maybe new steel alloys could be designed that can utilise Oz minerals and is 'economic'? The reality for most of Oz industry is that many sustainable adaptations can be made but may not be able to be 100% sustainable, or even 'Carbon neutral'/'Net zero'. Should this mean abandon the industry or is it that better industry design is needed eg. reimagined and rebuilt for the 'Circular economy/bioeconomy' or something else?  

So, I want to make a few points about manufacturing:

• A 'Carbon negative' technology future could be mined, grown, made and affordable in Australia (and elsewhere too).    

• Regarding plants grown, fast permanent C removal needs fast plant C sequestration with waste biomass converted to Biochar with 'C negative' tech.

• A flagship technology could be built, such as a 3D printed solid state steam activated bamboo biochar ceramic Mn MOF  battery that could benefit the people and Planet, but needs a lot of design work and R&D first, with a skillset I lack and no financial resources. I'm happy to discuss it with anyone interested. This design combines Earth abundant and sustainably managed bamboo with Earth abundant Mn and possibly Kaolin clay using the best manufacturing technology available.
• Artisanal/small-scale manufacturing or large scale manufacturing? Ultimately flexible factory floors with Industry 4.0 and robots could be a winner for scaleable production on the large scale.
• Sustainable and Sovereign manufacturing base?  
• A focus on manufacturing tech for Civilian, Military or both?
• Complexity is everywhere in manufacturing. A reduction of the complex to the simple is needed.
• Some apptech could be considered as greentech but not all greentech is apptech!  
• Neither greentech nor apptech is necessarily Carbon negative tech
• Carbon negative tech could be either greentech or apptech or both
• Open source or closed box manufacturing? The key to 'open source' greentech/apptech/C negative tech, is baking in an invisible mainframe (eg.flame cap, TLUD), which will vary from one tech to the next, based on science. Then the tech, based on the mainframe, can be built just about anywhere where appropriate tools and materials are available.

Where is it going?

Globalisation is now King, both from above and below.  
However, it's probably the end of reliable and predictable Globalisation from above.  
Global supply chains are the new norm for most manufacturing which could be a problem for many Countries if known unknowns (or even unknown unknowns) tip the apple cart.
Trump and his tariffs are shifting shape on a regular basis and could tip, or already has tipped, the apple cart (a known unknown).  
Free trade is a list of trade exemptions. 
Trade is diplomacy and war!  
But, trade is now mostly done with any Country and any Corporation on the Planet.  
Consumers win until they lose - the Gov needs to help them win.

  
I believe there are unlimited jobs for climate change adaptation since the problem is getting worse, linear energy systems need to be replaced with circular ones, a lot of infrastructure needs to be upgraded and many technologies, possibly 'Carbon negative' tech, could be manufactured.