[darth_avocado]

Just build more nuclear power plants. There’s absolutely no reason why modern civilization still needs to rely so heavily on hydrocarbons. Unlimited electric energy, with a electrified rail network, public transportation and EVs for commuting, should take care of most use cases, except maybe a few where the energy density doesn’t make sense.

And don’t even get me started with the “our grid cannot handle it” nonsense. If it cannot, then make it so that it can. When this country started off, we didn’t say “our roads cannot handle the cars”, instead we built them, quite a lot of them. We can do that again.

[philipkglass]

Sure, nuclear too. I'm fine with any low-emissions energy source. Electrification can take care of most terrestrial transportation. I still think we'll eventually use synthetic hydrocarbons for long range flights and a few other niche applications like rocket launches.