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Shapiro emphasizes that fusion's potential unlocks a post-scarcity universe—where the costs of producing energy plummet and everything from desalination to manufacturing becomes nearly free. The energy released from fusion could spell the end of our dependency on fossil fuels for good, especially as renewable sources like solar and wind continue to become cheaper at an astonishing rate.
He forecasts that in 2023, energy landscapes will drastically change. The cost of renewables keeps falling—solar and wind are already revolutionizing energy markets—pushing fossil fuels out of the picture faster than expected. The decline in break-even points for renewable deployment indicates that within a few years, global reliance on fossil fuels may become a thing of the past.