"I Used to Be Indecisive But Now I Can't Make My Mind Up"

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report paints a very grim picture. It basically confirms that the dangerous effects of climate breakdown are now being felt and accelerating rapidly (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/05/qa-has-the-ipccs-bleak-warning-of-climate-breakdown-been-heard). It is not unreasonable to ask, however, that, given the outbreak of war in Ukraine, whether the IPCC message is actually being heard and acted on? We are assured that the focus is unchanged. Pledges to move to carbon zero are said to be still active. Most of the mood music, however, seems to revolve around the 'unfortunate' need to counter embargo-related energy deficits. Fossil-fuel producers see it as an opportunity to restart or intensify the useages of coal, oil or gas. It's more than ironic that a major polluter, dependent on massive oil and gas sales, appears to be distracting efforts by others to deal with the climate crisis. We humans don't seem very good at a) cooperative efforts and b) prioritising. If one crisis doesn't get you, the other might well.