1) Humans have had / are having an effect on the earth’s climate; it would be in our interest , and the earth’s, for us to mitigate our negative impact. 2) The earth’s climate has never been static; it’s constantly changing. We can’t make time and climate stand still. [3) Ms Thunberg gets to be the Ralph Nader of this era. Congrats, kid, but bear in mind that Ralph’s condemnation of the Corvair (1965) was eventually proven wrong (1972) — but by that time the damage had been done and Corvair sales had plummeted. Sigh. ] 4) We should come back in 15 years to see how she’s spent what she was convinced were going to be the last 12 years of earth….
1) Humans have had / are having an effect on the earth’s climate; it would be in our interest , and the earth’s, for us to mitigate our negative impact. 2) The earth’s climate has never been static; it’s constantly changing. We can’t make time and climate stand still. [3) Ms Thunberg gets to be the Ralph Nader of this era. Congrats, kid, but bear in mind that Ralph’s condemnation of the Corvair (1965) was eventually proven wrong (1972) — but by that time the damage had been done and Corvair sales had plummeted. Sigh. ] 4) We should come back in 15 years to see how she’s spent what she was convinced were going to be the last 12 years of earth….