One of the bigger worries. Antarctica ice melt

[rgp]

Exactly. In time, suitable alternatives for transport, heating etc... will be available, but we should not be forced to accept technology that is not currently fit for purpose just to please a bunch of "tree huggers".

Yes, IN TIME, we may have electric cars and trucks with the same price, performance, range and carrying capacity as current vehicles. We may also have the extra generating capacity to re-charge them and an up-rated electricity to supply to all the charging points.

Ground source heat pumps -great if you have the ground! Air source ? not so good.

I suspect, it's us "ordinary" folk who will be hardest hit and also have to foot the bill for all this. And while it's us to have to suffer, the world will heat and cool and we won't be able to do a thing about it.

Oh, and while I'm here, I have done my bit to insulate my house, fit LED lighting and use the most efficient home appliances that I can reasonably obtain. It won't save the planet, but it's saved me some money.

I have been researching the new Mustang electric. In brief , the equivalent of 343 HP,...340-400 mile range, 45 minute "quick" charge , if it matters, 0-60 under 4 seconds.

Base price [approx] $43,000....with quick charge, and extended range battery , it creeps up near $50,000. Yes pricey, but lower than a Tesla . Prices vary , and they {Ford dealers} are taking orders now. $500.00 deposit required.

My truck {2002 F-150} is getting so rusty I'm sort of in the market. I drive so little [mileage range] anymore, an electric would actually be fine. But like many my age {I suppose} I can't quite get my head around the idea just yet.

Electrics are coming, no doubt.

 

[rgp]

To respond to rpg: I don't have answers as to what were are supposed to do. But I think it's time we face the fact that our massive use of fossil fuels is having an effect on the planet. And no, it's not just the normal variations of climate. Global warming is happening now, not in some distant future, when our generation is long dead. We are bringing about enormous changes, and we are unprepared for them.

I disagree with our reported effect. Humans have been on earth for 300,000 years or so....No one knows for sure, so it depends allot on which report one reads. The earth is approx 4.5 billion years old [again, no one knows for sure] and ever changing. I believe it almost arrogant to believe we have had this "so-called" catastrophic effect on it.

Should we make strides to do better? Of course [I live in the state where the river caught fire]. But I refuse to be in panic mode.