The Big Misconception About Clean Energy

Hi Cleo,
Your videos are an inspiration, and I really enjoyed this one too. I understand the need to be more optimistic, and that talking non-stop about looming catastrophes can be counterproductive (though I also think we have a point, as no one seems to care enough about what's approaching full speed). However, I am not convinced that this approach is realistic. 
First of all, the debate is based on the assumption that all this additional energy is needed to draw people out of poverty, whereas it is clear that developed countries are using vast amounts of energy mostly out of extravagance. Do we need to repeat the same mistakes in every country?  Also, yes, green energy is much better, and emits negligible amounts of emissions, but they also mostly rely on finite resources, and the expansion of these would be harmful in different ways (I'm thinking mining, for example). We have an ongoing biodiversity crisis alongside the climate crisis, which we cannot resolve if we continue to equate development with growth. 
I completely agree with you that people everywhere around the world are entitled to the things that many of us take for granted: electricity, heating, refrigerators, the internet, etc. But we also know that most of our problems aren't due to these. Many of the energy intensive goods and services are luxury items that are mostly available to the rich. I loved how you turned your attention to inequalities between countries, but I think this debate is incomplete unless we also look at inequalities within societies.