No, this really isn't on-topic for this thread. That's one of the problems with being rigorous about "on-topic" since conversations evolve, and sometimes relevant points are brought in and debated that aren't really the original topic.

FWIW, I never shot you down. I always agreed, at least with the broader point. I was a bit skeptical about Loren's max population estimate, but I didn't ever claim he was wrong since he was the math genius with the models. I do think technology is our only salvation. As Mark Watney said in The Martian: "I'm going to have to science the shit out of this thing". That's what we have to do. That's our ONLY hope.

And we're doing it. I just read that Britain has closed its last coal power station. They have replaced all the coal plants with cleaner alternatives.

npr.org - UK quits coal climate change

There's already a lot of damage that is going to happen. Our technology is the only thing that can save us at this point, though the irony is not lost on me that it also has contributed significantly to the current problem we're battling. And it will also be a matter of policy (see how I brought this back on-topic?!) to commit to implementing those technological solutions.