I have been reading A Farewell to Alms - Brief History of Economics [1]. Largely answers questions around why Industrial revolution happened when it did despite all the institutions existing well before that.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Alms-Economic-History-Prince...

>You don’t get to keep your wasteful jet-setting, SUV-driving, car-culture-oriented consumer lifestyle

I don't have that lifestyle, but the people telling me the world is going to end because of CO2 so I am evil for eating meat do though. Funny how that works.

>it is the obligation of wealthy countries to radically curtail their own use of fossil fuels

No it isn't. Why would we be responsible for the failures of others?

>This technology must then be exported to poorer countries on a free or subsidized basis.

We did not create their low standard of living, we are under no obligation to try to create a high standard of living for them, while being attacked for it. Africa could have a perfectly reasonable standard of living if they did not reproduce out of control, consuming all gains via increased population. There's a good book that discusses why "charity" and "aid" can not and will not ever fix the problems of the "developing" world:

https://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Alms-Economic-History-Prince...