Well, fellow Eagle, I say this. As a gnarled old pensioner who's been round the block a few times, I bought into this climate change thing a long time ago. It seems obvious to me that with all the machinery, vehicles, industry and domestic use of fossil fuel all round our planet, damage is being done to our atmosphere. That's without plastic waste, Teflon and other man made materials that leave their traces everywhere.

Thing is, I have neither the energy or the wherewithal to take any action to fight and consider David Attenborough to be my talisman on the issue.

What's interesting from the clip you attached to your post, is how young that particular group is. And, I guess that's the answer. It's the young who are going to be more affected by the damage caused by their predecessors so they have the interest and the will to try and influence things.

However, whilst I wish them luck in their roles as selfless heroes for the benefit of future generations, I still regard them as annoying nutters pushed into the limelight by their even pushier parents.

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

Regardless of the worthiness and value of the cause, it does to me seem to provide another outlet for those who've found little other meaning in their lives to try and stake a claim for identity or value, hence why many are impressionable young people who get involved.

Too many martyrdom, golden statue and emotive biographic fantasies on their mind IMHO. Probably a few blokes there thinking it will get them a s#ag too. A decent job can always pay for a personal trainer, shopper etc if necessary but I'm guessing that's diagnosed as too much hard work.

Oooh I am mean aren't I, but am I right to any extent?

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Regardless of whether people believe the evidence for man made climate change, it's one of those areas where there 'should' be a sweet spot of agreement where we invest in technology, move to energy independence, nuclear and renewables, and become much less reliant on finite resources. Arguably being too slow on that front has and will already cost us dearly and will be a twisted arm for some time to come. It pays to realise that the oil lobby is much more cash rich than the climate lobby and it shows.

What is I will say though is that like anyone with a cause, this area can attract zealots and uncompromising types who alienate where many would otherwise be perfectly willing to listen to points on agreement. Stunts and the like turn people off and I do often wonder if those who benefit from public opinion being against climate change concerns quite enjoy and push these types being the face of it, feeling that they do more harm than good to the cause.

As for this lot being young, that would make sense from one perspective, in the same way that churches are filled with the elderly . The latter is pure faith, the former likely aspects of both fact and faith.

It's all good as they plant a couple of bonsai trees when they get back!

Imagine how preachy Avatar 2 is going to be.

Red and Blue Army!

Come on.. cut this out and tell us what you really think..