We're probably using more carbon now, then in the 90s. You have to look at the total carbon output of the world.
Yes, you have to look at the whole picture. But you also have to look from where you are. Not where someone else thought you could be. Right?
But also: if we take drastic action “wrongly” and the end result is a healthier plant? I’m good with that.
I'm reminded of folks that were against LED lightbulbs because folks could just turn off their lights a few hours earlier. Not only would that have been a drastic change in behavior, it is comically incomparable in impact. To get the same impact, you would have to turn off your lights basically all day to get close to the same change. Such that sometimes we do have much better levers than previous drastic changes could have even dreamed of achieving.
As such, it really depends on the drastic action. For the most part, I don't see how aggressive goals for electric vehicles is harming folks. So if that is what we are looking at, fully back on board with you.
With a major caveat of not liking fear mongering. Honesty of where we are is important for its own reasons. Trust in future plans, at the least.