Despite everything known about the greenhouse effect and its impact on climate, the people who elect representatives to govern themselves or suffer under unelected tyrants have something in common. They don't want to do anything about the problem if it costs a significant monetary effort on their part. In poll after poll, people acknowledge we are heading towards a planet which will be hostile to human habitation. But any fix which requires more than a token sacrifice is rejected.
In ancient Greece, the city-states which formed the world's first democracy were continually warring against one another. When war was declared, the voters would often appoint a 'tyrant" with extraordinary powers to rule the city for the duration of the war. I know this is entering the touchy region of theology, especially for Christians, but humanity's best chance for survival may be a global government, headed by a tyrant who can make the decisions which the people have abdicated. Global action is surely called for at this point, but I doubt my fellow citizens of the world will act before we cross the Rubicon of climate change.
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