I think some conflation is necessary. If I shoot a rod into a pig's head, I can stop and admire the pressure canister, the design of the fitting, the refinement

I think some conflation is necessary. If I shoot a rod into a pig's head, I can stop and admire the pressure canister, the design of the fitting, the refinement of the action, the elegance of an instant death. But to say that it's wrong to be excited still makes sense. You're taking a life to nourish yourself. It's a sacred moment. Similar here, yes the ice sheet is beautiful and it is a gift we are alive to see the planet changing. But the changes signify a huge swath of our species dying, a huge swath of our ecologies being sent back to a distant era in time. Some respect is warranted, for what we are killing so that we might nourish ourselves.