How do you reconcile your prediction of a better future with the current scientific projections of the effects that climate change (and a myriad other environme

How do you reconcile your prediction of a better future with the current scientific projections of the effects that climate change (and a myriad other environmental challenges and resources issues) will have? Especially given that our current position at the top of the trend of improvement is in enormous part due to fossil fuels - the primary contributor to climate change and our expected future trajectory. Past performance is not indicative of future results and quite frankly, to me, it all looks downhill from here.