I think it's already too late - US is withdrawing from the Paris agreement. Australia is in complete denial it seems

We need to reduce emissions yesterday and reduce our plastic output considerably. We're not doing anything on a scale big/quick enough to matter.

We don't have until 2050 or the targets some governments have set.

We need it done by next year, 2021, but that's unlikely to happen. We need new laws enacting tomorrow and to give everyone a big kick up the ass to get their acts together.

That's not going to happen, no matter how desperate Greta, Attenborough make it seem.

> That's not going to happen, no matter how desperate Greta, Attenborough make it seem.

True. Greta alone won't save the climate for us. We need to get afk and go help her.

> I am afraid that we as a species wont be able to act together quickly enough

Let me just point out that we the species also include you. And me. It's up to us.

While it's true that individual action is a critical part of mitigating climate change, I think OP was referring to the fact that a tiny portion of people control most money and power on earth, with which they could make positive changes at scale and faciliate said individual actions. We need change from individuals, but also from governments and corporations.

> but also from governments and corporations

Absolutely. And the governments respond to popular pressure. When I say "It's up to us", I mean we should go out, join popular movements and pressure the government.