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The thread title may make me sound ignorant of the facts or just plain ignorant.
However, in a recent discusion the issue arose and pretty much everyone said they have lost interest or just dont care.

I see where people are coming from with this and in a way i agree, if you live in the uk you might have been annoyed after the recent budget to find tax increases to apparently cut CO2 emissions. But in reality, what does it matter?

It seems today that so much time, effort, money and media attention is fixated on cutting CO2 while so little is bieng done to protect nations around the world from the apparently imminent consequences.
While browsing the IPCC's website (IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) I came across this graph
(titled: CO2 concentration, temperature, and sea level continue to rise long after emissions are reduced)
which shows that tempratures and sea levels will rise even after CO2 levels are cut dramatically. (at bottom of post)

I am not a sceptic of climate change, i use energy efficient light bulbs and ride a bike for short trips and think saving energy is a good thing and all that... But if you want to drive a Hummer or just burn oil for the sake of it, feel free, and dont feel bad about it, and certainly dont go and buy a hybrid to clear you conscience as it shouldnt need to be cleared.