Is climate change going to ruins my childrens lives?

[CrissCrosser]

I honestly sometimes worry that I shouldn't of bought kids into this world. I'm petrified that shit will really hit the fan and my children will really suffer from climate change and it's impacts.

I think humankind will carry on as it is until we kill ourselves off, we just won't change. As sad as that is. I guess even this thought is selfish but I just want my kids to live a normal happy life and not suffer, and be killed by climate change.

Or is it just too late? Are we the last generation to not be heavily affected?

I guess where does it end. I desperately want my children to be ok. But then their future children. And their children's future children.

It all just makes me so sad. Why won't we just change.

To be completely honest, I think it's reached a point where we will struggle to turn things around.

@Muskox

To be completely honest, I think it's reached a point where we will struggle to turn things around.

I look at my babies and I could just cry. What will their lives look like

Join your local climate action group.

I've worried so much about this since having children. My eldest is 5. The good thing I've taken from covid is that we can change our lifestyles dramatically if we understand the need to. And science is moving so fast. If covid had happened 10 years ago we wouldn't have had viable vaccines anywhere near as quickly.
I'm carrying on doing what I can to minimise my carbon footprint and gently encouraging others to do so also. But I'm not catastrophising about my children's future any more. It won't make any difference so I'll do what I can to have a positive impact and otherwise enjoy my time with them

Yup. Very likely sadly.

I think best bet a pandemic comes a long that reduces the life expectancy of western countries to 70-75. I’m sure one will come along at some point...

Me too OP. I agree we are the last generation to be consequence free. I feel like humans will be extinct in 150 years and we are at the point of no return and doing nothing about it.

To be honest, the sooner humans become extinct the better for the planet and all other life.

Yes, unfortunately we have very very nearly screwed it up and too many people are still trying to prevent meaningful change.

If you want to feel better - get active and do something about it. At least you'll be able to tell them you tried.

I believe science is amazing so I am not without hope.

@BashfulClam

To be honest, the sooner humans become extinct the better for the planet and all other life.

Hell. Yes.

@doomsdayiscoming

How would a pandemic that reduces life expectancy to 70/75 affect climate change?

Shouldn't of posted this. Don't think I can deal with the answer that I knew was coming. I feel so guilty for their future lives, mental health. It truly breaks my heart.

So you all really panic about this to the point that it affects your daily lives? I am concerned and I do my bit for the environment such as avoiding plastic, recycling , hand me down clothes for dc but I don't panic or get paranoid. I don't let it affect my mental health.

@BashfulClam

To be honest, the sooner humans become extinct the better for the planet and all other life.

True. Depressing but true.

It’s so so serious

@Mykidshatepastabake

So you all really panic about this to the point that it affects your daily lives? I am concerned and I do my bit for the environment such as avoiding plastic, recycling , hand me down clothes for dc but I don't panic or get paranoid. I don't let it affect my mental health.

When I think about it. David Attenborough came out with yet another warning and it honestly made me regret my boys. I just can't stomach that I could be leaving them to deal with absolute hell

I think people have NO idea how serious this is

All that criticism in the press for Extinction Rebellion

They're literally standing on the Titanic yelling at us the fucking ship is going down and we're munching lobster and eyeing up the profiteroles..

Agree Bashful clam

Not even the worst of the worst criminal has ever been sentenced a punishment half as cruel, as how the billions and billions of non-human animals in the 'animal agriculture' are (supposedly) treated so humanely and well.
We even have the audacity to talk about 'high standards' and 'good animal welfare' while we steal their children and slit their throats.

I hear you OP. Here’s a different thought - maybe our kids are the generation that solve it? Its the only thing that brings me comfort.

I can’t talk to my DP about this. He’s very direct and matter of fact, we all die, it’s inevitable, will be shit for them etc. and I get seriously distressed thinking about it, not for myself. Only thing that helps is thinking one of our little ones is part of a team of brilliant scientists that discovers plastic eating enzymes for example (already happened I believe :)) and the energy storage battery issues etc.

As PP said, we have learned some things from COVID. What you can achieve with focus and immediate threat.

No
i dont think dd life will be negatively impacted

If im honest, i think that those who get this paranoid and bent outta shape must lead pretty stress free lives day to day if this is what keeps you up at night, like they looking for something to be stressed over

I worry about it and pray xx

No not really. I don't let it get to me. I do my bit, but I don't worry for my child's future.

@packupmytroubles

I worry about it and pray xx

Waste of time

Nah.

I work within the environmental sphere, in that evil animal ag 🙄

You don’t see the mammoth efforts going on behind the scenes, it’s a UN priority, and the finances are starting to flow in the right direction, you won’t get change until the money forces change, and it will.

Evil animal ag in the U.K. at least has reduced its carbon output hugely before the consumer ever became aware of the issue, and are now moving towards Regen ag which actually means taking carbon back out. Government policy is focusing on preserving and increasing natural capital, again with money against it.

Most large corporations globally that know which side their bread is buttered are on the track. The crunch will come based on the US and China as the big offenders and the ones with capital and they are a concern.

But whatever efforts we make, population is the one and only thing that can actually mitigate impacts. And actually globally population numbers are trending down.

What we actually need is a good war or a pandemic that we can’t mitigate to reduce global population.

Don’t catastrophise OP I think we will see positive shifts, and if not, well, it is unlikely to be your children affected in this next generation, it will be the children of those living in habitats not meant to sustain human life sadly.

@BashfulClam

To be honest, the sooner humans become extinct the better for the planet and all other life.

This, with bells on.

Their lives might not be ruined, but they are going to face unknown challenges. Covid will seem easy in comparison.

I've been told how ridiculous I'm being when I've commented on the 'should I have another child' threads for saying the same. I wish more people thought about what life might be like for their kids, rather than thinking of their own desires.

It's refreshing to see on this thread others feel the same as me. It's scary and I get overwhelmed by it at times.

We are a cancer on this planet.