That's great! it's always great to be environmentally friendly and take care of our planet.
The reality though is a lot of people want climate change to cease or be reduced significantly but this really is not possible without new technology that is also affordable. The population of this planet is increasing exponentially. Coal will run about in about 100 or so years and oils in about 50 years. After this we will have no option but to switch to electric cars and what not which will be powered by windmills and any other new sustainable technology that may be developed. However this won't stop the fact that deforestation will still keep on occurring, unless we eliminate the need of paper, wooden furniture etc, which could happen I guess. Sadly though a lot of people don't even believe in climate change even though there's scientific proof that greenhouse gases trap heat which allows us to extrapolate and say it traps heat on the Earth, and it's because a lot of people don't believe in it EVEN though there's so MUCH evidence that not a lot will change. It will take a lot of time for any significant action to take place, this new generation is growing up educated with a firm belief in Climate change, so I would say only when we begins to enter politics and organizations that there will be an actual difference.
As of now Scientists suggest Global warning has already gone too far so any actions we take now will only reduce the Climate change by a bit, and even if we cut out everything and made out emissions zero in the whole world climate change will still continue for a long time. A sad reality but this is what has become of The Earth.
Yes, it's a very sad reality. IPCC reports from the beginning of last year stated that in order to have a 67% chance of keeping global temperatures below a 1.5˚C increase we could only emit 480Gt more of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gases. This figure is already below 360Gt. What is sad is that due to equity issues it is important that first world countries reduce their net emissions to zero asap, so that third world countries can use the remains of the carbon budget to build up infrastructure.
It really is disappointing that people don't believe in climate change. Due to how quickly our carbon budget is depleting (at current rates of emissions we only have 8.5 years before our budget is gone) it is vital that we do as much as we can to convince those in the leadership that this is an issue that needs to be solved now. We don't have time to wait for younger generations to step into those positions. We need those who are currently in leadership positions to open their eyes and stop lying to themselves. Some people are more stubborn than others however, so this is proving a challenge.
The annoying thing is that technology has been developed to combat climate change. Scientists have developed concrete that absorbs carbon dioxide, methane produced in landfills can be used for power, there are machines that can suck CO2 out of the air (which can then be combined with hydrogen to produce fossil fuel substitutes)....
Anywho, all we can do right now is spread awareness and try and live sustainable lives ourselves. Hopefully global leaders will come around and realise how big of an issue this is.