Space Elevators have been a dream of SF enthusiasts and the space industry for quite a while and this article has sums up-to-date thinking on the subject.
http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/176625-60000-miles-up-geostationary-space-elevator-could-be-built-by-2035-says-new-study
I think that the materials will certainly be available. The article points out that many big business and governments would be more than willing to fund such a project, and I agree there too.
But when you look at the world's pettiness, the constant political arguements, small wars and jealously protected borders, I don't see how we could ever reach a consensus that would allow the world to build such a wonder full mega-project.
Mores the pity. Because somewhere down the road, we (that's all of us) are going to need this.
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