25 Things That Will Change Everything In The Next Century

16. End Of The Oil Age

From its first boom in the late 19th century, to the last dregs in the 22nd, the oil age will have lasted a good 200 years, but as energy demands outstrip supplies, it will be practical, rather than environmental, concerns that finally force us off the black stuff.

Renewables, nuclear fission, and even the beginnings of ion propulsion technology will come to the fore instead.