Middle ground not quite, alternative yes. More than one. Multitude of options and diversity plus diversification. See, the middle ground between fascism and p

Middle ground not quite, alternative yes. More than one. Multitude of options and diversity plus diversification. See, the middle ground between fascism and primitivism is eco-fascism. Not a place to be. It results in strict rationing, control and many people dying. Neither is solar punk an actual thing to aspire to. Instead you can do anarchism. Decentralized collective action with multiple approaches, as long as they play for the similar good goals of actually surviving and not destroying ourselves in the short or long run. Some technical solutions, some social solutions, a bunch of separate big and small actions. There not even a necessity to actually cut consumption by much, as a lot of waste is due to distribution from centralized manufacturing and stockpiling. The decentralized diversity ensures that at least a bunch of people will find a right sustainable way to live and survive in local conditions. You can have a reasonably primitive eco-village next to a high tech agglomeration, next to a village straight from Aboriginal dream, side with a rastafarian farm, flanked by an industrial cleaned up soviet factory and cyberneticized arcology. As long as the resources are parcelled equitably and people are free to move. Resources include clean air and water. Our biggest problem here is that centralized power, be it corporate or state, will play to maximize control and exploitation of people and resources. Monocultures are vulnerable and dangerous.