>You can have a very modern life on a lot less electricity than many people use. Let me get this straight, The only way to curb emissions is to severely reduce

>You can have a very modern life on a lot less electricity than many people use. Let me get this straight, The only way to curb emissions is to severely reduce our energy use? >This is a problem rooted in culture more than technology. No. This is a problem of people not wanting a subsistence-based lifestyle. Your suggested policies are insane. They are not reasonable, at all. You're talking about replacing all roads and buildings (and cities)? Use non-existent battery technology to power a modern economy? Internalize the fact that power requirements will keep growing and that expecting people to live in tents is not a reasonable policy.