The introduction of a new form of renewable energy which taps into the thermal difference between the sky and the ground broke the rancorous fossil-vs-renewable

The introduction of a new form of renewable energy which taps into the thermal difference between the sky and the ground broke the rancorous fossil-vs-renewables debate by providing an affordable source of power which ran directly off the temperature increase caused by CO2. Because this energy source only requires access to the sky, poor nations were able to develop their own renewable power grids. Economies based upon the sale of oil are reforming to be based more upon the output of their workers, reducing the power of the elites and making for more equitable societies. The change in the balance of power has created new fault lines in international diplomacy, but because these changes did not require force, the changes have been largely peaceful.