Ok, lets just say global warming really does exist.
What can I alone do about it? Get a hybrid car? Wrong. They cost nearly double the price of a normal car. I cant see my parents burning out R350k on a hybrid. Maybe if you are rich, yes, but seeing that the rich form about 0.2% of the worlds population, it is a no-go. The other choice is to not use cars at all. But that is a choice which cannot be taken - we have to go to work to make a living, and where I live the public transport is absolute shit.
So my motto is: Not my fault, cant do anything about it.
If they reduced the price of hybrids, then I could do something. But it would only make a difference if MILLIONS of people followed suit.
Ive heard many saying "Its rich people who are those that help the environment the most, we should be like them"
Well obviously, they are the ones who afford solar panels, hybrids, etc etc.
Btw, is it true that USA makes up 5% of the worlds population, yet use up 25% of the worlds resources? Not that I have anything against Americans.