We stand on the precipice of run away global warming but, thanks to a small number of very rich men having a disproportionate influence on the politicians of the world little to nothing is being done to curb fossil fuel use. The fact that world demand for fossil fuel continues to rise knowing what we known tells me that we are screwed. The world economy is based on constantly increasing growth and wha t has lead us to this beyond anything else is fossil fuels. I doubt that the majority of the human race is willing to accept zero or negative growth and that is what the limiting of fossil fuels will do. Who wants to be the politician that runs for office on a platform for zero or negative growth?
Because of these two things I believe human like the frog in the slowing warming pot will eventually boil ourselves.

I agree, we are having an overly outsized influence on the global climate, our wasteful lifestyles and our over population need to be changed. It is unlikely we will change our ways until forced to and by then it may be too little too late.

I don't really care, as long as people get out from under Big Oil control. Clean air and quiet, on-demand e-transportation sounds lovely to me.