Running out of fossil fuels will take a lot longer than the woke environmentalists claim it will, so it makes sense to focus on cool new tech instead of doomsday prediction.

Because when we do that, we get this:

Scientists have discovered an enzyme that converts air into electricity, potentially unlocking a near-limitless source of clean energy.

A team from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, found that a hydrogen-consuming enzyme from a common soil bacterium was able to generate an electrical current using the atmosphere as an energy source.

"We've known for some time that bacteria can use the trace hydrogen in the air as a source of energy to help them grow and survive, including in Antarctic soils, volcanic craters, and deep in the ocean," said Professor Chris Greening from Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute.

Um, "we've known for some time" that bacteria can manufacture their own electrical sources?

Well, thank goodness they can, because apparently it looks like it's gonna work out great for us:

The enzyme, called Huc, proved to be "astonishingly stable" and remarkably efficient at creating "energy from thin air", according to the researchers.

"Huc is extraordinarily efficient," said Dr Rhys Grinter from Monash University.

"Unlike all other known enzymes and chemical catalysts, it even consumes hydrogen below atmospheric levels – as little as 0.00005 per cent of the air we breathe."

Just be sure you guys get it right before you throw the switch and set the air on fire or something!