> "well, it's too late now and we need to keep consuming to save ourselves from the consequences of our consumption".

To be fair, sometimes the only way out is through. What may save us is shift towards cleaner manufacturing, cleaner energy generation, better ecological policies, and (unironically) eventually expanding out into cislunar space. What definitely won't save us is cutting down on consumption and halting economical growth, because that will collapse economies, which means we'll all starve to death if we don't kill ourselves first.