It is most assuredly an acknowledgment of exactly that; this is the most reprehensible of generations because we know better.The emergency is in the mind and thinking of human beings, especially those totally complacent about how human beings are complacent.
Pollution and resource mismanagement are rampant, ugly, unnecessary, poisonous and, above all, inhumanly stupid. Continuing without change is idiotic.
Or, we could acknowledge that people live longer, better, and with more access to information than in any other time in human history.
So true. Sad that so many do not listen to accurate Scientific sources like Scientific American. For example:
Current Warming Is Unparalleled in the Past 2,000 Years
Today’s climate change is unique in its global scale compared to other historical periods
www.scientificamerican.com
Earth Will Cross the Climate Danger Threshold by 2036
The rate of global temperature rise mayhave hit a plateau, but a climate crisis still looms in the near future
www.scientificamerican.com
Excerpt:
"None of these plausible explanations would imply that climate is less sensitive to greenhouse gases. Other measurements also do not support the IPCC's revised lower bound of 1.5 degrees C. When all the forms of evidence are combined, they point to a most likely value for ECS that is close to three degrees C."