The Big Misconception About Clean Energy

there's no "clean" energy, everything requires resources, and wind and solar require quite a lot. it may not emit carbon but it will still pollutes, think about all the mining required for all the metals that are needed for wind plants and solar panels to function.
yeah it's better than fossil fuel, but it still destroys land and biodiversity. I agree we need cleaner energy, and we need to grow it, but we still need to be cautious with our usage and not waste it for useless things. like 90% of our current western "lifestyle"
that being said you're right in saying we need to use more energy, that's the way of life, exploiting more and more of energy gradients to fight against entropy. but we shouldnt simplify things: we don't just need energy, we need resources, and these are limited, it's not just an issue of carbon emissions, it's an issue of general destruction of our environment.