The Greys

This comic, like many of our strips, is a work of satire. Yes, that may be an obvious statement to make, but as with any politically charged subject there will always be someone ready to read too much into the few words we put on the screen. So let’s get one thing straight: we are not climate change deniers, or even skeptics.

What we actually believe about climate change is, however, of little significance. What matters is what we, as a race, try to do about climate change. You see it doesn’t much matter whether temperatures are going up, down, up-and-down in a cycle, or staying pretty much the same. What really matters is that our carbon economy has lead to us living way beyond our means. We’re racking up a debt that our descendants will have to pay, as we tear into our planet for whatever resources we can get our hands on.

So whether climate change is real or not doesn’t really matter. What matters is that belief in climate change has led to greater awareness of our impact on the planet, and that’s definitely a good thing. Now if there was just enough political will to actually do something about it – and no, the currently legislated collection of platitudes doesn’t really count for much – then perhaps we could take on the burden of change a little more now, rather than leaving a lot more for our kids to deal with.

Here endeth the sermon. Normal, non-satirical comics will resume next time.

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