Social democracy worldwide can only be achieved if we can feed everyone, and raise the standard of living of the worlds poor. Potentially that will increase carbon emissions astronomically, as everyone realizes their ambition to travel further than they can walk, cycle, or ride by horse. Together with the need for power, and potentially becoming meat eaters, the carbon footprint of our egalitarian dream will be unsustainable, even if at all achievable. UNLESS WE, WITH FULL BE