Global energy source for our future

Good thing I read the thread - I was just going to click the Report button and call it spam, because I thought the title sounded like what a spammer would use.

I hope we'll be smart enough to get to Thorium reactors or some currently unknown and even better technology.

 

Because it's nuclear and therefore the enviro-weenies won't have it.

 

Reactors are good as long as the negative doesn't outweigh the production. I think that solar power is a good idea, considering it is the most abundant resource known to mankind. Yes, the panels may look bad, but who's on top of your house staring at them?

 

There is also development into geothermal energy which I believe can be dangerous to everyone on the planet, reason I voted fusion reactor even though we are not even close yet I believe in the technology, even though I might never get to see it working, they done some successful testing but its not a viable source of energy.

 

I don't know much about some of the energy sources mentioned above but I guess solar would be the main source of energy in the future, especially in Africa, some of the villages are already powered by solar panels. But I know solar panels are not always reliable and only work when the sun is out. The world is rapidly changing so we might see other new technology that would tick every box that current sources of energy don't.

 

Most don't know, and the environmentalists don't care. They just hate nuclear.

 

Here's the thing. While I agree that humanity does have an impact on the environment with the fossil fuels we use, I don't think we'll be able to transition to green energy unless two things happen:
1. Green energy must become more efficient
2. People have to become less demanding and more accepting of power outages and the cost associated with green energy.

And one last thing, if Al Gore truly wishes to fix the climate change ( which he keeps on saying in his movies) he will need to invest his own money ( he's quite wealthy) in green energy projects in local communities.
Solar panels aren't cheap and installing them isn't cheap either.
He could improve his Public relations and his own image if he were to pay for solar panels and installation in communities that are in poverty/ families who are in poverty and low income.
If He has done this already, I apologize and would like to read any links that can be provided on the subject.