Comment Re:Oh look, it's mdsolar (Score 2) 249
Although I largely agree with your skepticism (and am intrigued by the sentence "Look up the French Revolution for an example of pretending that politics > math",would you care to expound on that?), I think your view lacks the perspective of the vast improvements that can be achieved with efficiency/ economy/ frugality.
http://www.energyrealities.org/chapter/meeting-our-needs/item/per-capita-energy-consumption/erp327B7C729A3B31D2B
A relatively simple ten percent reduction in the top ten energy using countries would alleviate a massive amount of necessary production.