Does Climate Change really matter if it won't affect me personally in my lifetime?

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bella

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I am 44 this year, I live in the UK, I am female. My life expectancy is about 80 years.

When are the effects of Climate Change going to be significant enough to change my current lifestyle?

Does Climate Change really matter if it wont affect me personally in my lifetime?
 
During 2010 some 6 million people will die as a result of climate change caused by, Crop failure, flooding, pollution , drought and much more. If just one child who had the potential to grow up and find a cure for cancer was to die then that may have an effect on you. But given the fact that millions of children will die perhaps we are all better off not knowing what effect it will have. The native American Indian once believed that, for the brief time we are on this Earth we are only custodians and therefore we must protected and care for it.The planet is a living thing and like all living things if its hurt it will defend its self.
 
does a bear sh#t in the woods ..does a tree make a sound when it falls and there is no one there to hear it?
Do YOU really matter in the grand scheme of things?..i doubt it not with that attitude towards the rest of the human race

It matters a hell of a lot to future generations...not that you care obviously
 
It's very hard to say how soon climate change will significantly impact the day-to-day life of those of us living in industrialized countries. The impacts to undeveloped countries will be greater (an unfortunate reality, since they didn't cause the problem), but we may not see particularly significant impacts in your lifetime.

There will be increased heat waves and floods and such, which will impact some people, but perhaps not you specifically.

As for whether it matters if it won't impact you, my reaction to that question whenever it's asked is that if people in the past didn't care about future generations, we wouldn't be enjoying the relatively comfortable life that we're able to live. As a society, we have a responsibility to do what we can to allow future generations to enjoy the same prosperity that we do.

To act otherwise is selfish, and I know you're not a selfish person :-)
 
Think about all the problems that were solved and diseases that were eradicated before you were born!

OK, Imagine what would be of you if past generations thought just like you
Have you pictured yourself in a casket? Cause of death: Smallpox? Skin Cancer caused by UV rays because of ozone layer depletion?

Yeah, now imagine this, what if it's your kid?
Or if you don't have kids, imagine that beautiful little girl who lives across the street...

Selfishness... IT SUCKS!
 
Here is how a leftist thinks
Asteroid to destroy planet tomorrow. The poor will be hardest hit.

That is how the Dana's sees the world. The poor will hardest hit. Please spare me
 
There is nothing you can do about climate change, the real threat is from those who want to use it as a way of controlling your life. Where you go, what you do and how you do it..Its all about control
 
Well I guess if you're selfish enough to only care about your life, then it doesn't matter. But for most of us who care about future generations, it does.

By 2025, 1/3 of the world's projected 8.3 billion people will suffer from water shortages. Do you plan on living until then?
 
if you are comfortably off, have no offspring, don't live in the Fens and don't care about anybody else, it doesn't matter to you. But I'm left wondering what does.
 
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