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Quote Originally Posted by Hootad Binky
I think the damage has been done; you can't reverse 150 years of grotesque air pollution with a hybrid car or some solar panels, imho.
You are right, but we might be able to buy some extra time by changing energy source, and hope the clever people can find a way to reverse the damage there have been done.
Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy View Post
yabba yabba yabba

so, rather than gibber on, what are YOU going to do about it?

You know, as do most people, that what the governments say about CO2 emmisions and pollution etc comes second to doing their job, which essentially is to make their countries GRP grow and grow

you cannot do anything about it; governments in democracies are, by their nature, short lived things and not really interested in what happens in 10 years time. Governments in non-democracies are not going to risk their well-being for some western ideas.

So, all you can do is live your life as well as you can, respect the environment as much as you can, and not be greedy or consume too much. It won't make any difference to the bigger picture but it will make you feel better
This ^ seems most plausible to me.