re: #32 Obdicut

You don’t have to reduce standard of living in order to reduce the use of energy. It’s just a technical challenge. A very significant one, but a technical challenge.

And humans are pretty good at technical challenges.

But to quote the summary “global emissions need to peak between 2015 and 2020 and then decline rapidly”. It is doubtful that technology can rise to this challenge within this alarmist timeframe. Therefore, it would seem that the only way comply with this timeframe would be draconian, enforced reductions in our standard of living.