Yes, it's a huge problem with planet-wide implications. Global weather patterns are changing because of human actions, and not for the better. Expect droughts, crop failures and famine in some areas, devastating floods in others.

Elected (or selected) officials' life cycles are too short to cause them to care much about long-term developments. Hell, they don't even care that the oil is going to dry up, or that Social Security is going broke! They'll be long out of office when that happens...

"I may be going to hell in a bucket
But at least I'm enjoying the ride..." (John Perry Barlow)

Cheers,
Michael