The only sensible thing is to keep the carbon (and methane) in the ground, which is the only thing we _won't_ do. The only reasonable conclusion I can draw from

The only sensible thing is to keep the carbon (and methane) in the ground, which is the only thing we _won't_ do. The only reasonable conclusion I can draw from the fact that we intend to keep polluting is that the problem will get worse. I'm happy to be wrong, but there's nothing I'm seeing in mainstream media to suggest we're doing anything to actually reduce pollution (like implementing a global carbon tax, which is the easiest and most effective thing that should have been done 20+ years ago). The hard truth is that capitalism (and infinite growth) is at odds with a stable climate. We've enjoyed a goldilocks period in the Earth's history of unusually stable climate, and now humans have decided to upset the balance. We might be able to adapt, but we might not. This is the 6th mass extinction event in Earth's history, and I'm not convinced we're so special that we can somehow engineer our way to survival, especially since our ability to engineer depends on doing the things that have all but guaranteed our demise (i.e., most economic growth is powered by fossil fuels). EDIT: Fix the words.