On your last point we are in complete agreement. The disagreement, especially relating to electric cars, is what to do about it. IMO, our sense of urgency about changing over to EVs in the US, as a country, is really very low. Read about attempts to run new high-voltage transmission lines from anywhere to anywhere in the US. No new transmission lines, not enough capacity for chargers. There's always some state or local group fighting every attempt to build new lines in court. While various governments could invoke eminent domain to solve the problems, elected officials hate that process, because seizing private lands or demanding unwanted easements often gets them unelected.