Errrr, the "world" isn't on anything, as the "world" will be absolutely fine without humans destroying it.
IMO "we" lost it when the world's population passed 3 billion. It's been too late to do anything to change it for decades, as most want the lifestyle that is causing it, and given that the attendees didn't ride a camel all the way to Egypt, everyone at that talk session are IMO hypocrites. I guess the pleasures of a holiday in a lux resort overcame any desire to use video conferencing.