>>It's not obvious that throwing more money at the problem is going to change this. >This is true, but we haven't funded it enough. The potential upside is ins

>>It's not obvious that throwing more money at the problem is going to change this. >This is true, but we haven't funded it enough. The potential upside is insane. We aren't funding research accordingly. How much money do you propose we throw at it then because even fission isn't profitable these days and that is something we know how to do. While I agree that it is worth something to pursue, wind/solar + batteries + smart grid are a way better investment these days since we cannot even produce a fusion reactor that is net positive in energy let alone economical.