Global Challenges has an article "Future Energy Breakthroughs: Implications for the Hydrocarbon Economies of the Arabian Gulf" (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf ... .202400151).
Under "Energy on Demand", they discuss small modular reactors, assessing "the likelihood of heterogeneous SMR scaling in decade as medium to high".
Under "Energy at Scale", they discuss "new energy production technologies, such as nuclear fission and new forms of nuclear that address current barriers". They conclude "Due to the timelines of either new technology or scaled nuclear reactors, we view the likelihood of significant breakthroughs in these domains impact the energy sector within the coming decade as very low."
They advocate "investment into breakthrough technologies".
However, they never mention fusion. "Head in the sand"?
impact of energy breakthroughs on the Arabian Gulf
impact of energy breakthroughs on the Arabian Gulf
- Jim Van Zandt