Higher consumption = higher standard of living. We have nuclear power (and soon nuclear fusion) - we can completely decouple energy production from environment

Higher consumption = higher standard of living. We have nuclear power (and soon nuclear fusion) - we can completely decouple energy production from environmental damage. And trying to force degrowth on populations just makes matters worse, as their economy collapses (Europe), or they resort to even worse forms of energy production like deforestation and wood burning (Sub-Saharan Africa and remote South America).