Nobody's Fuel emphasizes how important energy is to human welfare. With 85% of world energy currently supplied by fossil fuels, it is clear that a replacement must both mitigate carbon dioxide emissions and secure a stable and affordable fuel supply.

This film explains that:

* tar sands cannot cure "peak oil"
* world energy consumption could triple by 2100
* history and technical limitations show renewable energy cannot ever provide more than 10% of world energy
* energy efficiency and conservation marginally reduce carbon dioxide emissions
* tree planting is not reliable for storing carbon dioxide permanently
* the hydrogen economy is currently impractical

Nobody's Fuel is not a doomsday scenario. This film recommends the widespread adoption of nuclear fission energy. Using modern fast breeder reactors, nuclear fuel is the only energy that is large enough to replace fossil fuels and mitigate atmospheric carbon dioxide.