The fossil fuel-powered lives of excess we in the wealthy world see as normal are not. What’s being swept under the rug in the clean energy debate?

Biophysical limits are real and non-negotiable – they simply cannot be compromised, regardless of whether the extraction is for ‘carbon-free energy’ or anything else. The goal of electrification to address climate change is laudable. The problem is that it’s being seen in isolation, ignoring the reality that climate change is just one of a raft of crises, all symptoms of ecological overshoot.  https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/09/our-plan-for-the-planet-cant-be-the-lesser-of-two-evils/?