Posted on 03/25/2023 6:18:34 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Having a child is the most emphatic statement of hope a person can make. I have three young kids, and yet I have trouble remaining optimistic about the world they and their children will inhabit in 2100 and beyond.
The world 77 years from now is likely to be far hotter and more unstable, warmed in a way that depopulates entire metropolises and renders farmland nonarable. It's a world the latest report from the United Nations warns will become reality unless we make dramatic, immediate reductions in our fossil fuel use.
We’re not on track to make those changes in time to prevent a world in which animal and plant species will die off at an alarming rate. And yet, kids deserve to have hope.
But not false hope. That was emphasized to me by Peter Kalmus, one of the climate scientists I called a few months ago to discuss the dissonance of raising children in a world we know to be headed for breakdown. In fact, “Earth breakdown” was the term he used to describe the ecological collapses and natural disasters that would be brought about by the global warming we face.
My older children have learned the basics about climate change in their classrooms; I try to relate some of that to what they see when we’re out in nature. They’ve asked about fires and water restrictions, and even why I’m so reluctant to turn on the heater.
Each conversation is an opportunity to discuss not only climate change, but what we’re doing at our house to not contribute to the problem. Action and example give hope. So does knowing that scientists, such as Kalmus are working on the problem for us and their own children.
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I thought they’d given up on the “hotter future” line and settled on the generic “change”.
It must be exhausting being a member of this religion, where the dogma changes wildly every few years.
Or Orwell was right about “double-think”.
At least they have the decency to put “opinion” in front of this load of BS.
Conservatives should be having 4+ biological children each. No excuses.
This idiot is hilarious.
The LA Times is publishing this stupidity? While they’re running scare stories about all the people snowed under in Big Bear?!
Beyond laughable.
And in the meantime, I struggle with how to explain to my children how their future could be affected by the propaganda and the poor folks that believe it.
It’s a new day each day, but we keep hearing the same stuff about climate change. Besides confiscating everyone’s money, what efforts will be affected by trying to change the climate? We didn’t make the climate & can’t really change it. But some delusional people in high places will certainly try.
“The world 77 years from now is likely to be far hotter and more unstable, warmed in a way that depopulates entire metropolises and renders farmland nonarable“
No problem. Just point out to your kids that you and your doomsday ilk have been dead wrong on EVERY SINGLE SUCH PROGNOSTICATION YOU HAVE EVER MADE. ALWAYS. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TIME. Works for me.
Little gimpy Joe, indeed.
lol
sooooooooo much BS
these “climate scientists” aka tree huggers children will be just fine. They will grow up sitting on the beach and doing drugs while unemployed just as you hoped they will.
Geez. Where the hell is that tiny violin? Everybody knows environmental “scientists” don’t have kids. They’re too busy counting penguins all night hoping for another government grant.
Terrorize the children when they’re young and then they have them
This story reminded me to drive my gas fueled car amd to burn some more wood.
I’m 80...the climate has not changed since I was a tot....and nothing changed for my parents either. They were born in 1917.
I am so tired of this.
Because you're an idiot? Does the author really think that his not turning on the heater will effect the climate? The world climate?!
Shouldn’t there be a barf alert in the title?
This is all contrived nonsense.
And me too.
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