IF human existence causes climate change, then human existence has to be reduced not increased.
Let's say one person burning fossil fuels for one year causes damage of 100.
You're 56 years old and say you live for a further 21 years. If you continue the same burn rate as today, then you will create damage of 2,100. If you half it, you will create damage of 1,050. Pretty good until you consider this.
Mr. X up the street decides to have 3 kids. Each has a life expectancy of 77 years [actually it will probably be longer if they're born today]. If they're environmentally friendly and burn at half the rate, their existence will cause damage of 11,550 between them.
So, Mr. X's fukking will not only negate you climate consciousness... but exacerbate it by a factor of 10 !
IF you believe that humans are the cause... then you will need to properly address that cause... doing anything else will not work.
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