We have a moral, ethical, and survival imperative to learn about climate change / global warming, and to act appropriately and decisively. This imperative derives from people living today and all those who will follow us. We must not have future generations say, of us: "They refused to learn" or "they knew but did not act."
What's the Problem? What can we Do?
Global warming, the recent upward trend in climate change of average global temperatures since 1975, exists, is due to us humans, and in the absence of substantial action will continue.
Climate change impacts are seen now, and will be increasingly severe and negative to lives, peace, and justice, worldwide. There is no safe haven, not even for the US. Climate change will increasingly impact issues from immigration to women's rights to national security to survival. Preservation (there will devastating consequences), social justice (the poor will get hit hardest), and intergenerational equity (our grandchildren will suffer) are at stake unless we act. Lasting solutions to many other issues will require climate action. Climate change is interconnected from global to local.
It is not too late to mitigate global warming/climate change. The worst climate impacts can be avoided if we act now, responsibly and vigorously. It is also cheaper and more humane to act now rather than suffer the consequences later. Some adaptation is also necessary. The real framework is climate risk management. Success will involve implementing a portfolio of actions. There is no silver bullet.
On the positive side, we can move into a new era with non-fossil energies, stimulating economies and creating jobs with better technology, without the huge climate costs of fossil fuels.
Unfortunately, "contrarians/deniers/faux-skeptics" are attacking climate science and spreading disinformation with the goal of stopping climate action. Some climate science deniers are funded by vested fossil fuel interests afraid of losing wealth due to potential stranded assets. Denier pseudo-science fallacies are loudly broadcast by right-wing media. Climate scientists are fighting back.
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