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by snarf21 2508 days ago
It really depends on what you mean by "solve this". Can we prevent a horrendous catastrophe of our air, water, food and energy systems? Absolutely not. Is all of humanity going to die? Absolutely not. A lot of people will probably die and they will be (largely) poor. The Earth will recover given time and a much lower and sustainable population.

I think you need to decide your own moral stance. Do you want to say you did your part even if others didn't or do you want to say it was hopeless and we just had to let it play out? Only you can answer what feels sufficient.