Hell, if <i>I</i> were Earth, I’d be fine being a wasteland. At least I would fit in with my peers.
Somewhere out there, another 'green' planet is observing us and telling their populus that earth was once like us but decided to follow the pact instead of being a rebel.
if this is true then there is likely a hefty number of failures and successes to make whatever path we choose redundant to this casual observer