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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

In before lockdown. Quoting from "Epoch Times" is equal to announcing that you believe conspiracy theories, you are an extremist, you don't believe in compromise, you don't believe in science, you don't believe in anything factual unless your favorite youtube conspiracy theorist states that they agree with the facts. Which - they don't.

Meanwhile, back in reality:

Climate change exists. Normal people around the world know this is a fact, it's not an opinion. The contribution of human activities to this climate change is what's debated.

My opinion: we contribute to it. We don't cause it. But we certainly contribute to it. We contribute to pollution significantly. We cause most of the planet's waste. We contribute to most of the planet's destruction of rainforests, which is a main component of our planet's ecosystem. We contribute 100% to the depletion of natural gas and oil deep within the planet. All of that oil and gas is then used for plastics - which doesn't decompose, or for fuel, which is exhausted into the air, which pollutes the planet.

I am not opposed to using fossil fuels for plastics production, though I am also in favor of seeking alternatives to it. I'm in favor of leaving less waste, and creating less toxic exhaust in the air. But I also recognize that there's no way we'll really be capable of ditching fossil fuels entirely. So I think we just need to be more prudent in how it's used, AND we need to work more on alternative energy and preservation sources such as hydropower, thermal heating, more efficient insulation, solar and wind energy. We already have nuclear energy. We need to continue to study it and make it more efficient, safer, and find safer methods of elimination of nuclear waste. We need more scientists for that. That means stronger education, and the means for students who don't have money, but show interest in ability in the sciences, to get those advanced courses and degrees.

Climate change isn't a one-cause, one-solution situation. The sooner we can get people on board with this fact, the sooner we can come up with solutions that improve our planet, with the least negative impact on our daily lives.

I believe that the oil and gas industry is like the tobacco industry, in that, they DO know that the fossil fuel burning is responsible for Climate Change problems. It is just easier for the oil and gas industry to pretend that there is NOT a problem than it would be to admit a problem and revamp their industry toward less pollution. They are a HUGE industry and like a HUGE ocean liner, it is difficult for them to change course.
.........And like the tobacco industry, it will require a strong government and social response to cause them to change.