Are we fobbing the impacts off on our children and grandchildren?

Question

If greenhouse gases were held constant at today's levels, it is estimated that it would take decades for the full impact of the forcing that is already in place to be felt. The delay that's built into the system is fortunate in the sense that it enables us, with the help of climate models, to foresee what is coming. It's disastrous too, because the delay allows us to keep adding CO2 to the atmosphere.

It seems that future generations are being shortchanged.

Answer 1

interesting you talk about our children and grandchildren

because the biggest contributing factor to global warming is how many kids people have NOW!

here is a link that will interest you and is easy to read

http://www.socyberty.com/People/Solving-...

freaky huh?

Answer 2

why yes, yes we are.

Answer 3

You have no idea how many battles have already been fought and won. You don't see brown skies anymore, do you? How many rivers catch fire nowadays? Do you  have any idea how CLEAN the oceans are now compared to 40 years ago? How much clearcutting do you see in America today?

Try to realize that the CO2 problem was not even dreamt of just a few years ago. Give us a chance!!! We'll get to it!!!!!

Answer 4

do you even know what your talking about.  use your own mind instead of someone else's

and no were not

Answer 5

The science is still out on our impact, if we have any impact at all.  The impact our children and grandchildren will feel after we give away our means of production, transportation, and our very freedom itself....I hope they enjoy serfdom.

Answer 6

No doubt about it.  CO2 remains in the atmosphere for up to hundreds, even thousands of years.

http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/FAQ/wg1_faq...

Even if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases immediately, we've already got another degree F warming 'in the pipeline'.

http://environmentaldefenseblogs.org/cli...

So there's no doubt that our emissions are going to cause climate change which will impact future generations.  At this point the question is how much will we allow our actions to adversely impact our children and grandchildren.

Answer 7

Where have I heard this, "the sins of the fathers will fall on the sons of the sons of the sons' sons."