[mchusma]

Fossil fuel will die only when the alternatives are better. Focusing positively there is where the effort should be.

So reduce environmental review for solar, massively reduce red tape for fission, invest in fusion, and invest in carbon capture technology are the main things here IMO.

We should strive for energy abundance, not austerity.

[francisofascii]

The thing is, consuming large amount more fossil fuels now is the opposite of energy abundance long term.

[zeckalpha]

Alternatives delay the end of oil rather than bringing it about. If we use more oil now, we have to switch to alternatives sooner.

There’s currently ~42 years until the end of oil: https://www.worldometers.info/

[dredmorbius]

A key problem is that environmental consequences of burning that oil will be catastrophic.

We'll run out eventually, but we've got to stop using it well before then.