There are solutions, not perfect ones, but things that can happen as soon as we remove the 1% from the helm. We don't hear the voices of the many people offering alternatives, because they don't make it on to the commercial news. A major problem is that we let the people like Elon Musk and Jeff Besos make and fly their stupid rockets that only further add to the deterioration of the planet, and the majority of the population is left spinning on the hamster wheel, too exhausted from just trying to get by, and thinking there is no way out. Watch this short film, if you want: https://www.storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/

BTW: I missed you! Welcome back.