The problem with us common folk understanding climate science is the problem seems so daunting how do we even start to tackle the problem and a road map that's easy to digest to get us to where we want to be.
What we should focus on is solutions to "now" problems that will help with climate change as well.
I'm talking about things like smog prevention. That's a problem people can see right now, that can be improved within our lifetimes.
People talk about boiling a frog in a pot as a negative thing, but why can't it be used to accomplish something worthwhile?
You're right that the effects of our actions on the climate are not directly observable by laypeople. And that the scale of the problem is daunting.
But it is _critical_ that we fix the underlying problem in the next couple of decades. The scale of the problem means we can't fix it without help and motivation from the government, so we need to agitate now, today, for the government to put a price on carbon emissions.
There's even a bill for a carbon fee-and-divident right now. But it will never pass as long as we're all not focusing on climate change.
When it does pass, the incentives will suddenly be right for us to solve the problem.
Taxing carbon emissions so they have a clear view on sunny days is a lot more understandable.
You don't.
Everything else is just noise and misanthropy.
How do you compete with that? How are you going to come up with a better source of energy - without banning it?
add in the costs of climate change and it would be significantly more
We need energy. All the noise and machinations don't change that. You either have a new source of energy or you don't.