That is not the only option. For example, we could expand nuclear power greatly, akin to France, to make electricity cheaper.

I'd love to know how your current living standard is essential to saving the planet.

I believe that was sarcasm. The point is that, in the real world, big shots will continue to jet off to Davos, and expect the rest of us to adopt a 1950s lifestyle.

And, given how we saw quarantines and masking play out, I suspect sentirism is right.