Not sustainably though, only if you take a relatively short term view. Yes we can support a higher population right now, but we can’t continue our current rate of resource utilisation, or environmental contamination indefinitely. We will need to transition to a long term sustainable civilisation, or by definition our civilisation will not be sustained in the long term. Deutch was not arguing against that.
No one is claiming that, but the solution is through our current setup by finding actual better solutions when they are ready, not forcing them before they are.
What does “when they are ready” even mean? I agree with Deutch that Kyoto and a lot of climate change politics is misguided. He’s arguing we should be more adventurous, and I agree.
It means that we don't force it based on political activism. Case in point.
Solar power although an unreliable source is great for house owners who want to pay for it on their roof for various uses. It's not great as part of our baseload.
