But here's the thing, Pod (snicker), the COST of providing energy to the world is what will ultimately determine the source. Yes the fossil fuel industry is powerful but if there is a cheaper way to get the same or better result that's where the money will go. Nothing they do can stop it because the entire non-fossil fuel sectors of the economy will move on it. Plus there are powerful political interests pushing clean energy. Big Oil probably realizes the gig is up. They will buy into the new energy systems or they will go the way of the horse and buggy. They will go the way of the whaling industry that once provided whale oil to light city streets. Fusion power could transform the world in a huge way.

Now as all you doom and gloom guys point out, it will be too late to stop the effects of Climate Change in the coming decades. All the political and social upheaval rising sea levels and desertification will cause is probably already baked in (no pun intended). RL believes civilization will collapse as a result. But consider this: civilization as it had previously existed essentially collapsed during WWII. But even in that era of global madness there were parts of the world that were unaffected. I believe there will be parts of the planet that will survive Climate Change and civilization will endure. And if we can eventually turn back the effects of Climate Change in a century or so humanity will once again thrive.