I disagree. 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 dauntin

I disagree. 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.