Stephan:   Readers know that I cover fact based trends that will affect our future. When the trends are bad I report that, when they are good I report that. My commitment is to try to ferret out the significant trends and to report them as accurately as I can. Today's edition of SR is dedicated to what I see as a seismic  change and, happily a positive one -- the world's exit out of the carbon energy age. The implications are staggering for a wide range of industries, and will have a profound impact on society itself. -- Stephan