This is a very interesting observation, thank you.

I find degrowth arguments that call on governmental power to limit demand worrying. Application of force there is artificial and goes against what people naturally do. It's particularly distasteful to people who value life with limited government intrusion - and this is a very large cohort, so taking this avenue is going to have a lot of friction.

A future where these problems are solved by voluntary adoption of superior technology is so much brighter!