I think that global climate change is both antropogenic AND natural. History shows a cyclic trend of heating and cooling. However, since the onset of the industrial revolution, there has been a MUCH steeper increase in the rate of warming. (See below, it has risen to levels MUCH higher than in the past.)
I think that climate change is over-dramatized by some media outlets and under-dramatized by others. There seems to be no "happy medium" when it comes to opinions on climate change.
The effects of climate change on future generations will be a decreasing availability of natural resources and natural beauty. It will also effect the way that they live everyday life. I don't think my children or grandchildren will have the luxury that we (and previous generations) have had with being able to consume at such a high level. They will have to monitor energy consumption much more carefully (fossil fuels WILL be nonexistent someday, it's inevitable). Technology will need to advance at a level as fast or faster than the rate of global climate change, or it will be very difficult for future generations.
