My wife and I agree on the reality of butterflies but she fears them while I don't. This is not the first climate change our species had to face and it probabl

My wife and I agree on the reality of butterflies but she fears them while I don't. This is not the first climate change our species had to face and it probably won't be the last. If we don't fight it and the projections are to be believed, our environment is going to change in very tangible ways and this is sure to have an impact on our species' way of life. But it will adapt, just like it did in the past. The current fight against climate change is not so much about long term survival or preserving the planet as it is about maintaining the current power balance. As projected, climate change will necessarily induce a lot of drama: droughts, famines, large scale migrations, wars, unrest… and with that will come redistribution of economic/political power. _That_ is what those in power fear and why so much effort is put into maintaining our current way of life, and thus the distribution of power that comes with it, "but with less impact".