Older generations think they'll die soon anyway.
Middle aged are too caught up in the norms of social life and habits.
Younger generations feel they're invisible, no care for tomorrow.
"What can I alone do anything" is the most depressing thing to hear.
Sweeping generalisation there don't you think.
I am part of the 'older generation' as you put it and while non know when we are going to die, I am still passionate about the future of our planet.
Don't forget lots of older people have grand children to consider.
I am convinced that the human race has enough ingenuity to be able to contain the worst effects of global warming but someone needs to take the lead.
I have written to the CEO of a number of leading UK companies asking them to consider spending 50% of their advertising budgets on either acquiring large parts of rainforests to prevent deforestation or buying cheap land and planting new forests covering thousands of hectares.
This is a relatively cheap and zero risk start and those companies will get massive benefits from doing this.
We simply cannot all sit looking at each other and do nothing.
The higher technology things like CCS can then mature into viable methods.