There is IMO a good deal of wisdom in this article but the fundamental problem is not addressed: selfishness and short-termism. Setting aside the extremely unlikely possibility that the problem is overblown i.e. that the global expert consensus is wrong, any effective policy shift would require us to ditch our energy-intensive lifestyle. Our cities are designed to make long-distance commuting inevitable for many; our current prosperity seems to depend on energy-intensive international trade. We hanker after energy-intensive appliances, long-distance holidays including flying (I plead a guilty past here) power boats, jet-skis and the like. So while getting people to accept that we have a problem is part of the issue, getting them to willingly ditch our affluence and accept a return to something like a pre WW2 lifestyle is an almost impossible ask. Your car or your kids? Choose.