It's clear that energy is necessary to provide a reasonable standard of living for people. The developing world needs to increase its energy supply. I see this as opportunity. We in the engineering community particularly need to think in these terms. This is a time when whole new energy technologies can be developed.
Profits are there to be made.
The Stone Age did not end because we ran out of stone. People found a better way of living. The Fossil Fuel Age will not end because we run out of oil, gas, and coal. We need to find a better way. Until we admit that we have a problem, we cannot think in terms of how we can deal with it in a way that is good for the Earth and good for industry, engineers, and people.