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Climate change activism is all very well; and it is true that awareness has increased exponentially in 2006. However, when it comes to actually doing something, very few people actually are prepared to put their money where their mouths are. For a whole bunch of reasons: disbelief, denial, inertia, cost blah blah blah.
Not enough has been done, or will be done in time and we have probably tripped a couple of important tipping points already. I was disturbed to read today that "dozens of carbon measuring stations around the world" have recorded higher carbon levels than would be consistent with the use of fossil fuels in 2006. Maybe that melted tundra is releasing large volumes of CO2.
This doesn't mean that we must stop. On the contrary we must redouble our efforts! But it is hard, because it is probably futile.
So it is with oil depletion. People just do not accept the hypothesis. Moreover, they certainly will not change their lives to live more frugally. Gas prices are down. The bone headed journos are telling them Peak Oil has been proven wrong. Toyota has seductive new ads for its SUV's. Try to take people any further down the Peak Oil story and one begins to sound like a single issue nut case.
In summary, I think it is too late. Both on oil and on global warming. I drive a 50mpg car. I have signed up for 100% renewable electricity. We have low wattage light bulbs and we turn lights and equipment off. But I still fly. And I still consume. It probably is far too little far too late.