There is no other choice beyond tech of some form or another.
People won't wear a mask in stores and restaurants to prevent the spread of disease. This pandemic tested the level of shared sacrifice acceptable in a mere short term crisis. It was not high at all.
Basically, sacrifice, except if it is of other people, cannot be part of the equation.
Current price inflation caused by loads of extra money for spending and supply chain disruption is already politically devastating.
Tech either stops environmental harm, gives us a way out of environmental harm, or lets us fight to have what remains.
The solution will be one of:
- Solar panels/electrification -- mitigate
- Carbon capture/body cooling suits/fake trees -- adapt
- Bombs and guns -- win