Ahhh … when the world is destroyed maybe the rich can learn to eat their money … until they die … and their children die … and their grandchildren … and pets.
A small number of resourceful humans are likely to make it and maybe they will remember this lesson.
I hold no hope that the inertia of the oil industry will slow down enough to save the earth. Slowing down is probably not enough and we would need to stop producing petroleum based energy right now.
If you read Blowout by Rachel Maddow you will be terrified, depressed, disheartened, and angry all at the same time.