Comments by "Computerworks" (@computerworks1075) on "Greta Thunberg" channel.

Wow, what a speech!
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Well, several studies I've seen show China (27.2%) , US (14.6%), and India (6.8%) at one, two, and three in annual carbon emissions. Though the US population is much smaller than China's and India's, many people in the US enjoy a higher standard of living. We all drive cars, travel by air, and in general, consume a lot of everything, all of which leads to more carbon emissions. The average American contributes much more carbon emissions than the average Chinese person plus the average Indian combined. Both China and India are undertaking massive efforts to deal with their carbon emissions, while Americans have been largely propagandized (you are a good example) into denial by their own government.
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On behalf of my family, thank-you Greta for all your effort. I'm with you. The politicians won't act until enough people (voters) wake up to the danger and push for action and I see you that are waking up people very effectively. I'm trying to wake up people here in the US. Unfortunately, we are among the worst polluters in the world, but doing the least about it.
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I hear the Lakota tribe has given Greta the name, "Woman who came from the Heavens." - beautiful name! https://youtu.be/PP_RkY1WxkI
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@wzhartman True, China and India's carbon emissions are rising as they become more industrialized, but a large part of the increase is due to US corporations moving to China and India to save on labor and pollution control costs. So now they are polluting over there instead of here. What's really telling is how much carbon emissions the US has released into the atmosphere over time. See link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/how-each-country-s-share-of-global-co2-emissions-changes-over-time/
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Actually, YOU sound a bit confused. Greta writes her own speeches and follows her own conscience. She did not confuse anything. She said carbon dioxide. And nobody is saying we need to get rid of it, just reduce it. Nature eventually stabilized the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere at around 300 parts-per-million (ppm) and it seemed to work well for many thousands of years. But, human activity has been adding roughly 30 gigatons of CO2 annually until now, the concentration is about 415 ppm, which may be beneficial to plant life, but it's also causing global temps to rise. This is an existential threat to all life on Earth.
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Everything Greta and George said was great IMO, but the reality of making it happen can be pretty harsh. Absolutely, we should plant all the trees possible, but will they grow? What's the success rate for replanted trees? Our transition off of fossil fuels will probably take decades, because our entire economic system depends on them. If we move too fast, the global economy will collapse. The IPCC report is probably understated. The reality is much more dire. The oceans are warming and acidifying as they absorb more CO2 and heat from the atmosphere. The heat capacity of water is very high, so ocean temps have remained stable even as they absorbed more and more heat. I have no doubt that the oceans have slowed down climate warming for decades. But now, the oceans are saturated with heat and are warming rapidly and there's no stopping it. The warming and acidifying oceans are destroying sea life and melting the Arctic, Antarctic, and Greenland ice, and tipping points have already been crossed, ie the loss of ice leads to more ocean warming, which in turn leads to more ice melting, and so on. In short, climate warming is now accelerating out-of-control. But, I'm not giving up. See you on the streets!
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If you really love your kids and planet Earth, get better informed and stop saying silly things!
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@chrismeys4791 She's a disinformation and propaganda agent for the fossil fuel industries. https://www.desmogblog.com/naomi-seibt
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Greta, I hope you can make it to the San Francisco, California area where there's a pretty large "Fridays for Future" protest. If you travel by Amtrak train, it's slow, but fairly comfortable. We don't have fast trains like Europe. But, I don't recommend taking a bus . . . ugh! Sacramento, California would also be a good place to visit because it's the California state capitol.
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That was one heck of a speech, Greta!
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First, we need to get the US gov't to legislate an end to its regime change operations, and then cut its military budget. This will free up funds needed for protecting and restoring the environment, as well as avert the death and suffering of many thousands of innocents. The US regime change operations (Iran, Venezuela, Syria, etc) are abominable crimes against humanity, and yet it continues because Americans don't give a damn!
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Judging from the abundance of inane comments, many people have been listening to fossil fuel propagandists like the Heartland Institute. The climate scientists are the only people qualified to assess the dire threat of climate change but, they are not very good at getting their message out to the public. Until a large segment of the public wakes up to the danger and pushes for action from the politicians, nothing will happen. Greta is carrying and publicizing the climate scientists' message, and so the significance of her efforts cannot be overstated. We all need to get informed and get involved in any way we can. The technology to deal with climate change already exists, but it will cost trillions of dollars over decades, and only governments have that kind of money. Only political will is lacking.
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Sounds like nervous applause.
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It would be a good idea to avoid prolonged exposure to the sun, and when outdoors, wear sunscreen and a wide brim hat. The ozone layer is thinning in some locations and letting harmful ultraviolet B (UV-B) and ultraviolet C (UV-C) rays to reach the Earth's surface. Where and when this happens is unpredictable (except over Antarctica) since the ozone layer is in constant flux, but it's better to be safe. Fair-skinned people should be especially careful. Links: https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/?s=ultraviolet+radiation https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/dont-believe-uv-radiation-levels-are-off-the-charts/
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Greta is addressing the government and business leaders, including Trump, who have ignored and even stifled the climate change debate for decades. And now, a climate crisis is staring us right in the face. She is not talking to the regular people on the street, so don't take it personally. Greta is carrying and publicizing the climate scientists' message, and they are the only people who are actually qualified to assess the climate crisis. She is taking a year long Sabbatical to pursue her climate activist work and then she plans to return to school.
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