The Future can be Greener
A Parallel world Often, I wonder how different our world would have been if we had not discovered fossil energy or rather the use of it. Putting my assumption into a clearer perspective, I believe humanity would have found another means to powering up our planet and, perhaps the less talked about global problems might have been the more prominent. In a world of no fossil fuel, to a great deal of extent, the possibility of climate change happening might not be overruled, but the pace of the change would have been more proportional to the natural adaptive capability of not just humanity but the whole planet’s ecosystem. The gains of not having to deal with the threats of the abrupt change in climatic conditions would probably have saved the world a lot in terms of financial commitment and time. These resources might have been channeled to solving other fundamental problems facing humanity. Perhaps, issues like poverty and global inequality would have worn a different outlook