imho the oil/gas industry will succeed despite the best efforts of the enviro’s to stifle it.
On the other hand if thorium lftr reactors get made — they will likely eclipse the the hydrocarbon industry because they can produce electricity for about 1/10th the cost of the cheapest coal.
That will result in an enormous increase in the wealth and prosperity of the whole world — in addition to an enormous increase in the use of electrical power—including in automobiles.