In short, yes... It's not about believing your opinion or my opinion - it's about believing the work of thousands of experts in climate science analysing data over the course of decades.

Mike on Facebook who says he doesn't believe it all because of '76 and because he likes sitting in the garden with a Stella and his shirt off doesn't compete.

I'd be happy to reconsider my views if I was presented with scientific evidence, but a failure to "believe" it will be catastrophic for our kids and grandkids.

Don't get me wrong, I'm going to pop in the garden now on my lunch break and enjoy the sun but it's a truly worrying time...

i do recall nutters telling us the World would be flooded by 2001.

shame there is so little accountability for erroneous predictions

i do recall nutters telling us the World would be flooded by 2001.

shame there is so little accountability for erroneous predictions

it meant Ian Paisley saying 'Now'

my son lives in a 'Social housing' ground floor flat in Thornton Heath built in the 80's.
He has nice double doors that open to let in the air when he is awake and up moving around etc.
However when he sleeps these obviously have to be closed.
There are no vents or other openings that allow air to circulate between the outside of the flat through it to the communal hall areas.

I bet there are hundreds of thousands of modern flats and apartments that have been built exactly like this over the last 40-50 years, with swathes of glass affording lovely views etc but all causing the sun to heat them beyond a bearable temperature in the summer!

My son has to escape to our house when the weather is extreme as it just gets far to too hot with the sun beating down and there is a total lack of air running through the property.
Why has this basic requirement been missed by so many of these architects/ developers/planners for so many years?

A la COVID, the worst end of the ranges presented always get over reported... more sensation, more eyeballs. What you then don't read about so often is the mid range consensus which is much more realistic.

Ultimately whatever you 'believe' the point is this – it would be far better for everyone concerned if we didn't use fossil fuels. For so many many reasons. How we transition away from them, and how fast is the debate, not if we should. Build more nuclear, ramp up renewables (commercial and personal) and sack off unnecessary and frivolous use of single use plastics. That would be a good start.