Strictly speaking, Kardashev level 1 requires control over a whole planet’s energy budget such that we are capable of using it. It says nothing about what we do with it. “Choose to not use it and leave some spaces wild, when we could easily choose otherwise” seems like a perfectly valid way to meet that criterion (that we don’t yet meet).
Strictly speaking, Kardashev level 1 requires control over a whole planet’s energy budget such that we are capable of using it. It says nothing about what we do with it. “Choose to not use it and leave some spaces wild, when we could easily choose otherwise” seems like a perfectly valid way to meet that criterion (that we don’t yet meet).