> by cheap energy from fossil fuels. Obviously the issue at hand is that use of those fossil fuels has led to a huge unpaid debt (negative externality) in the

> by cheap energy from fossil fuels. Obviously the issue at hand is that use of those fossil fuels has led to a huge unpaid debt (negative externality) in the form of compounding climate change. But even without that, the number of deaths attributed to air pollution is estimated at 7 million annually. Air pollution pretty much all comes from burning fossil fuels. So you aren't counting right.