Technology: An Unreliable 'God'?

George Monbiot is concerned about 'Disneyfied climate predictions' (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/13/optimism-climate-predictions-techno-polluters). Monbiot's current focus is Oded Galor's recent popular book The Journey to Humanity. He feels it is an example of 'techno-utopianism'. Monbiot maintains that such views are popular in some circles, because they are unchallenging to the status quo and let polluters off the hook. Galor actually says relatively little about climate change concerns. He maintains, however, that the 'power of innovation accompanied by fertility decline' will solve the issue. Monbiot points out, that falling fertility, will not produce a decline in the world's human population, anytime soon (in any case, much too late to influence emissions). I also have problems with Galor's reliance on innovation/technology. Formerly, people used to appeal to God(s) to protect them from environmental concerns (some still do). Now, others (like Galor and Bill Gates) put their faith in technology. It's worth remembering, however, that technology is simply the application of Science. Science doesn't have a morality. Consequently, innovations are not always going to be developed to do 'good'. Some technologies can and do cause 'harm' (deliberately or as a 'side-effect'). Some innovations may simultaneously benefit one group, whilst harming people in other parts of the globe. 'Techno-utopianism' seems to assume that the major thrust of innovations, is to solve humanity's problems. Simple 'technofixes' for catastrophic climate change, cannot (and should not?) be relied on to 'save our bacon'.