No one can accurately predict the future, but it is almost certain that a century from now we will be using some kind of energy other than fossil fuels. Whether that is high tech, sustainable nuclear and engineered geothermal to supplement wind and solar, or wood fires while the remaining humans hunker down in smoky caves is totally up to us. Many people, especially many young people, are in despair about the future. The climate crisis looks insurmountable, and they’ve given up hope. Meanwhile, other people sashay through life carrying on business as usual, never giving the climate a second thought, convinced that it’s not a problem, and even if it is, science can easily solve it. Both extremes are dangerous and delusional, and both have something in common: nothing gets done. In between is the realization that the crisis is real, but the situation is not yet dire, and there are ways climate can be fixed, even if it won’t be easy. This is the approach where things get done and it is the approach we need. Developed countries must replace fossil fuel with carbon neutral or zero carbon alternatives, and then adapt this technology for use in undeveloped countries. The undeveloped world is facing the worst consequences of climate change, even though their contribution of greenhouse gas is minimal. The developed world, which burned most of the fossil fuel that led to the current climate crisis in the first place owes it to the underdeveloped world to fix the climate and help them avoid making the same mistakes.