This is a ridiculous take. You realise Pakistan is collapsing right now because Europe bought all the LNG and it’s super expensive now? I.e if you start taxing energy more or making it less abundant you will collapse societies.
How about France? The Arab springs?
This is not about the elites. Forcing everyone into less consumption will basically lead to revolutions.
The only way out of this is technology. You can’t force people into more expensive food and living conditions. You have to fail forwards.
Unfortunately it seems like most environmentalists prefer complete collapse of society, and depopulation, to technological progress
Edit: and btw, how are you gonna stop China building coal plants? Diplomacy? Seems unlikely to work. Military prevention?
How about France? The Arab springs?
This is not about the elites. Forcing everyone into less consumption will basically lead to revolutions.
The only way out of this is technology. You can’t force people into more expensive food and living conditions. You have to fail forwards.
Unfortunately it seems like most environmentalists prefer complete collapse of society, and depopulation, to technological progress
Edit: and btw, how are you gonna stop China building coal plants? Diplomacy? Seems unlikely to work. Military prevention?