The world is going to end in a wasteland from burning the Amazon, the smog in Delhi from the norther farmers burning the land, and resource depletion. That will all happen way before the oceans boil over from "global warming," or was is "global colding," maybe the climate is changing? I can't keep up!
We currently are using up lithium like candy and don't recycle old li-ion cells, because of capitalism! It's cheaper to deplete the world's supply of lithium, than be responsible for preservation. Because hey, we can always worry about that later!
In the mean time they ban plastic straws and charge a usage fee for every plastic grocery bag. Like that will cool us down!