# Are we making meaningful progress on climate change **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [February 10, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-making-meaningful-progress-on-climate-change/1014146 "2025-02-10T19:56:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-making-meaningful-progress-on-climate-change/1014146/5 "2025-02-10T21:48:37Z")
So what I’m hearing is that nothing matters and we should shut down those futile environmental programs and laws, live it up, and burn those fossil fuels while we can, possibly banning pregnancy while we’re at it. Woo hoo! > [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Even if we could make meaningful change in carbon dioxide emissions (which we won’t and largely can’t without massive reduction in the standard of life in developed nations and population reduction globally) Tooting my own horn a bit to note that this is a key factor in the question I asked in [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-get-humanity-to-sacrifice-for-the-greater-good/1013736/63). There’s differences in opinion there, but I think good points were made. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-making-meaningful-progress-on-climate-change/1014146)._