A giant donut-shaped machine just proved a near-limitless clean power source is possible

That % is a funny little number that gets thrown around. It changes depending on the wording of the question. Do we have an effect on the climate? Yes. It was a conformation bias trick akin to asking a man of science "If you add .000000001 ibs to 10,000 ilbs, have you effected the weight?" That answer is also yes.

The consequences of this "crisis" seem only to exist in forecasts and computer models. The calamity we see being blamed on "climate change" are indistinguishable from the rampant unpredictability of weather for as long as we have been observing it as well as what we can deduce from evidence. It rose to popularity as the newest way to raise taxes without triggering revolution (like taxes above %50 have historically). Think of how much tax revenue has been collected in the name of "climate change" and that should tell you everything about the science behind its validity. %99 of scientists agree with whom is funding them.

We should be good stewards of the planet and not pollute etc. That noble idea has been honed into a political weapon that seems vulnerable to too much information as it avoids debate.

Yeah, totally agree!

It's the British way - so much so that the kettle is now a standard unit of measurement.