I think trying to argue specifically about climate change in the US at least - is dead - politics as such prevent the scope of change needed - that said - we as

I think trying to argue specifically about climate change in the US at least - is dead - politics as such prevent the scope of change needed - that said - we as a planet should work more on sustainability - there are technological and cultural solutions that can be put in place, (mostly by private industry) to make the way we consume our planets limited natural resources more sustainable. Carbon as far as I'm concerned has turned into a straw man preventing us on working on the larger (and more complex) problem of sustainability. I think another thing to consider for a moment is, if we want a "western" standard of living for all people living on this planet, we either need less people, or we need to figure out how to use the limited resources we have a lot more efficiently. Humans in the end will adapt to a warmer planet - the range of habitable places however may change - this says nothing to the other animals living here - they're not so lucky.