I'm not a climate scientist and don't play one on TV> It appears that most people who are (and are thus way better informed than me) have a consensus suggesting

I'm not a climate scientist and don't play one on TV> It appears that most people who are (and are thus way better informed than me) have a consensus suggesting that climate change is both being caused by humans and lining up to be a problem. From flooding to sea level rises to changes in agriculture patterns and potential international conflicts over food/land. I don't know for sure that the climate scientists are right - it's possible they're all completely wrong. I also don't know for sure that the effects of climate change will be as predicted. I do however believe there is a reasonable chance that the majority of the specialists in this area are probably right. As such, there is a risk of anything from serious damage to an extinction level event. Given that until Elon gets his rockets going, an extinction level event on the earth would be very bad news for the human species, it seems prudent to me to look into ways of hedging and reducing the risk. Especially given that just as the fears of climate change may be overblown, they may also be underestimated due to previously missed positive feedback loops of which we're unaware.