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<i>I would argue that there's a HUGE financial incentive.</i> <i>I think supply and demand almost guarantees that it will not always been cheaper.</i>

And these two contradictory statements show that the free market cannot save the planet on its own.

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How are those contradictory?

There's a huge financial incentive for discovering the next big thing precisely because carbon based fuels will not always be cheapest - One leads into to the other.

Also - if you surround text with asterisks you'll get italics.

Ah thanks. I guess what I mean is that most truly world-shattering discoveries are driven by heavy amounts of funding from national governments. Private industry might build an electric car that is affordable for the masses, but it isn't going to discover something as long-term or pie in the sky as nuclear fusion. I just don't see them spending the time, effort, and money on that sort of research.

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