Leaving it here without a comment:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption
Full report by BP:
https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/business-sites/en/global/c...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption
Full report by BP:
https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/business-sites/en/global/c...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption#/me...
Almost all of the worlds energy consumption is fossil fuels. So the idea that we are going to do anything to change that fact any time soon is an impossibility unless we want to trigger worldwide economic collapse. Not that facts and data and charts really helps when it comes to the most ardent climate change activists.
Throw in the fact that only about 20% of the world is part of the developed, industrialized world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developed_country
So we have 80% of the world ( about 5.6 billion people ) who are looking to become part of the developed, industrialized world. That means more energy. Which means more fossil fuels. Unless we intend to keep the 5.6 billion down trodden down, I'd say the future of fossil fuels is bright.
Barring some truly revolutionary advance in energy, we'll be mostly powered by fossil fuels for a very long time.
I suppose, if you consider 120 years a very long time. Given the scale of the problem though, it seems obvious that the time to think seriously about replacements now, not in 119 years.
In short: it's a great lecture about tight connections between energy consumption and the wealth of nations, with detailed explanation why this happens.