So, thanks to billions of people coming out of poverty in China, Russia, etc as a result of freer trade and the death of true communism...we have even more pollution than ever before? Seems like a double sided thing.

I have a much more optimistic view of the future. I think that because more people are connected, more technology is developing and spreading faster, that we'll be able to move to renewable energy sources faster. The development and maturity of China's manufacturing capabilities will help speed our transition to renewable energy sources like solar.