Interesting video with a lot of future work and aspirational language. What doesn't seem to be available is a roadmap, realistic timeline or cost estimate of how to decarbonise the economy of one country, let alone expand it worldwide in 30 years. Looks like a good sales pitch, but is it raising expectations unrealistically as to what can be achieved in a 30 year timeframe, at a cost which can be met/accepted by consumers and tax payers.

Looked at a couple of the links. Lots of political aspirations and statements about what's needed, but little in the way of definitive plans, timelines or costs. 

If you step back and look at what these articles advocate, beyond the environmental aims, they are about taking control of land, limiting consumer choice and lifestyle, and control of consumption. These implications need to be made transparent to consumers particularly in democracies, so they can evaluate the sacrifices they must make to enable delivery and are therefore informed when they vote. 

To deliver on mission possible, there should be project execution plan(s) based on deliverable technologies, schedule(s) and cost estimate(s) potentially by decarbonising sector with identified contingencies.  


An interesting read on the challenge for the UK  is Sustainable Energy  without the hot air, by David JC MacKay (2009), available free at www.withouthotair.com.

Thank you for posting the link to the book by Sir David John Cameron MacKay   (22 April 1967 – 14 April 2016) a British physicist and academic. He was the Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and from 2009 to 2014 was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The book outlines the numerical analysis of moving to zero emissions as well as the cultural and societal challenges. Well worth a read to gain perspective. 


I'm afraid I found your analogy a bit polarising and binary, being more of the view that compromises and adaptation will be needed to achieve an effective future energy system while maintaining broad consumer and voter support, in a democratic framework.