This is not fearmongering. The last time I checked, the IPCC, the world's leading scientists, the President of the United States and the Chancellor of Germany weren't considered as eco-radicals. These are people who weigh their words very carefully before making international statements. We cannot let our convictions be silenced by those who choose to ignore the facts. We have to stand our ground.
Human beings have a responsibility to act and act decisively.
Climate change can be attributed to human activity and so human activity must change. It will take generations for the total climate change story to be told. If we take action today to prevent climate change, we won't be alive to take the credit. But you and I know that while we have the right to gamble with our own lives, we simply do not have the right to gamble with the future. The IPCC has an enormous task to perform this week and in the weeks leading up to Rome where you will make the Second Assessment Report official.