>It's silly to think we're unable to change. Nearly all of the CO2 emissions were done in just a generation.
We are unable to change. You're talking about change for the worse there (in environmental terms), not change for the better.
Show me one instance in history where a human society avoided disaster. It hasn't happened. Every human society has peaked at some point, and then collapsed. Ancient Rome didn't go from controlling most of Europe and northern Africa to being a stable power among many; it collapsed entirely. Other earlier Middle Eastern societies didn't even fare that well; all that's left of them is a few ruins at best.
Humans are pretty good at going from nothing and building up a society in a short time, but they aren't any good at dealing with problems that arise in that society over time, especially if they're compounded by environmental problems. So human societies are always "upwards or bust". What makes you think it'll be different this time?
As for all your ideas, ask yourself this: will the voting population vote for candidates who tell them they're going to enact these policies?
We are unable to change. You're talking about change for the worse there (in environmental terms), not change for the better.
Show me one instance in history where a human society avoided disaster. It hasn't happened. Every human society has peaked at some point, and then collapsed. Ancient Rome didn't go from controlling most of Europe and northern Africa to being a stable power among many; it collapsed entirely. Other earlier Middle Eastern societies didn't even fare that well; all that's left of them is a few ruins at best.
Humans are pretty good at going from nothing and building up a society in a short time, but they aren't any good at dealing with problems that arise in that society over time, especially if they're compounded by environmental problems. So human societies are always "upwards or bust". What makes you think it'll be different this time?
As for all your ideas, ask yourself this: will the voting population vote for candidates who tell them they're going to enact these policies?