Paul R. Ehrlich provides a long-awaited insightful view in his essay for Seed:
[S]ince everything from weapons of mass destruction to global heating is the result of changes in human culture over time, acquiring a fundamental understanding of cultural evolution just might be the key to saving civilization from itself.
It is impossible to deal with the present crisis by solely organizational means. The deepest attention to the culture, which is what we have become after million and half years of living on this planet, is required.