ot - Climate change protestors

[animallittle3]

Thanks for the responses, I was hesitant to ask, knowing the history of people on here….. and sacrifices they made to keep coal, and the communities in jobs ( and the time I posted)… I didn’t want to be insensitive.
I’d love to drive an electric car……. But the cost is Massive……
We use some environmentally friendly cleaning stuff, where possible ( ecover,Method….) after staying in a holiday place by the sea, that made us think a bit……. , and to be fair it’s good stuff….But when you look at the price balanced against the “Planet damaging” alternative, it’s easy to see why people choose to damage the planet….
A new heat pump will cost twice as much as a basic electric car?…… I like HOT water……

Extremely difficult for folk of our age to change our ways .

That sounds like a cop out and I suppose to a certain extent it is but we've become accustomed to living our lives the way we do and paying the prices we are happy enough to pay .

Guilt tripping through my grandkids is possibly the way I'll change my ways but even then I'm not so sure I'm going to convert to solar panels for my electric , buy a heat pump or run an electric car anytime soon .

By my own admission I don't or haven't taken this subject seriously at all and I've said I'm going to have to be led on the matter .

It doesn't appear the world's government's take it anymore serious either given the conference that's just ended .

[Jules88]

Extremely difficult for folk of our age to change our ways .

That sounds like a cop out and I suppose to a certain extent it is but we've become accustomed to living our lives the way we do and paying the prices we are happy enough to pay .

Guilt tripping through my grandkids is possibly the way I'll change my ways but even then I'm not so sure I'm going to convert to solar panels for my electric , buy a heat pump or run an electric car anytime soon .

By my own admission I don't or haven't taken this subject seriously at all and I've said I'm going to have to be led on the matter .

It doesn't appear the world's government's take it anymore serious either given the conference that's just ended .

I think a lot is to do with the fact that, (quite possibly), our generation will be “reasonably well off enough” as regards provision for old age as regards fuel, cars, transport etc. I think we will be the last generation to see decent pension schemes ( that pay out decent pensions, ) and that our sons and daughters won’t be seeing returns on their pension contributions that we did.
we think we will be reasonably OK in our old age……
We only then to think about our offsprings future and their offsprings future when they look us in the eyes and recognise us as “Grandad…Grandma……”. It hits home then that we have a responsibility to try to protect what’s coming……
It’s something that I’ve only just experienced…… as a recent Grandparent…..
but I’m now starting to think about it. ….and that’s my point.
Perhaps it’s too late………..
let’s hope the youngsters at 9 and 10 who are seemingly very knowledgeable and passionate about Climate change can change things, and care better, (and sooner!!!) than we have,