"Master, when nuclear fusion becomes established, is it then, that the worst for Earth is over?"
"Certainly not. It only starts in earnest then. The hot-house effect will soon be overshadowed until it is a mere trifle."
"I do not understand."
"The green-house effect might cause a few degrees addition
today, but after the explosion of industry and energy wastage
that will follow upon the use of sea-water for energy, the temperature
increase will soon become a tenfold of it. The air might
become a bit cleaner, but the temperature increase will kill
everything alive. Our problem NEVER was a shortage of energy. Our
problem was ALWAYS the thousand-fold overpopulation, and all
being possessed of criple Minds. Overpopulation too is caused by
Mind, Mind being the ultimate problem. Easier and more energy
will not diminish population growth, 'Breeding Storm' as Wells
called it, nor its madness. It will increase both.
That is the Way."