And tech carries out churning out artificial intelligence systems that consumes way more energy than genuine human intelligence while being worse off at the same tasks most of the time
It would take a human weeks/months to write a book and days/week to paint a beautiful images. Also consuming at least ~100 watts idle.
We "don't do it", because the currently offered solutions are insane. Expecting people to reduce their consumption will just not work. It's an uphill battle against human nature.
The solutions to global warming will likely look like a bunch of mirrors in the deserts or in space.