Future of Action on Climate Change?

When I've preached in the past about matters environmental, I have usually said things like the following as part of the doomsday scenario.

“The cost of failing to mobilise in the face of this threat is likely to be extremely high. The economic costs alone would be very large: as extreme weather events such as droughts and floods become more destructive and frequent; communities, cities, and island nations are damaged and inundated as sea level rises; and agricultural output is disrupted. The social and human costs are likely to be even greater encompassing mass loss of life, the spread or exacerbation of diseases, dislocation of populations, geopolitical instability and a pronounced decrease in the quality of life. Impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity are also likely to be devastating. Preventing dangerous climate change, therefore, must be seen as a precondition for prosperity and a public good, like national security and public health.”

I've usually tried to express it in terms of how life might look for ordinary people. I include it here because I believe strongly that we need to awaken collectively to the urgency of the matter. The future of action on climate change is something we can all participate in and must do so.
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