Please can we have a climate change topic?

shovethe holly - snap - I just logged in to suggest that, if MNHQ ever rename or partially repurpose boards (I'm too sporadic a user to have a full sense of the history of the place), adding this to Ethical Living might work due to the crossover. "Ethical Living & Environmental Issues" / "Environmental Issues & Ethical Living" Perhaps a solution depending on how much support the proposal for a separate board gets?

Absolutely, this is a brilliant idea! Can't believe there isn't one already, actually. Some of the stuff in 'ethical living' would really belong there.

I know there are a few deniers on the site, but seriously - they have to be in the minority these days, right? It's becoming a bit like being a flat earther!

Agreed that this would be a useful topic

Yes. This is a topic which has a lot more existing interest among the public than several other non-parenting interests which have their own boards, e.g. preppers, sporners.

There are so many related subjects such as nature conservation, pollution, flooding, energy and fuel which can be put on it; there is plenty to post about which doesn't get talked about on here, probably because there isn't a good place to put it.

I've felt for a long time that perhaps the biggest gap on MN is the lack of somewhere to discuss environmental issues. There are also (perhaps others can correct me if I've not noticed some) hardly any UK based forums to actually talk about them, aside from the Guardian comments section.

I would be interested in this. On one hand I'm a little wary of creating new topics as some areas of the site get virtually no traffic. On the other hand increasing discussion about climate change can only be a good thing so a new topic might help in that regard.

Yes, definitely. I'm really surprised this issue hasn't had more air time on MN given the recent publicity (after the Paris agreement) and the far-reaching effects it will have on our children and theirs.

I also vote (not that we can force this) that we keep discussion positive and constructive instead of trying to scare people. If that makes sense? A focus on positive action.

Of course I realise that there are huge issues, I just don't want to scare people into inaction (as deeedeee just said).

Definitely agree!

Seems that it's essential to help this issue being one that shocks and frightens people into inaction. There are plenty ways to help, plenty ideas that can be shared. Mainstream discussion of this is essential.