That's a very myopic view of the problem. India has ~300 million people still living without electricity, and they're not going to stay that way for much longe

That's a very myopic view of the problem. India has ~300 million people still living without electricity, and they're not going to stay that way for much longer. India also has massive accessible coal reserves; the cheapest and easiest path to bringing electricity to everyone. You can focus on North American culture all you want, but the developing world has a far greater size and they're following North America's footsteps. The climate situation will not be averted, not without destroying a lot of people who indirectly want to increase their carbon footprint by improving their lives. We're headed for major conflict, and have been for some time now. Asking North Americans to reel in their consumption now is like begging the winners of a competition to not reap the benefits so the losers can have it now that they're arriving at the finish line. It's the ugly truth, reality is unfair, and this isn't going to be pretty considering the vast quantities of people arriving.