I got this above question from my future mother in law, among others. And I'm so excited to have these conversations! Figured It's best to share my initial response to her with all of you as well First thing you can do (and you're already on your way!): Keep watching documentaries, reading news stories, and educating yourself. But ALWAYS ask, who funded this study/movie? What interest do they have in the outcome? What qualifications do they have to make these statements or decisions? You'll notice Leo did most of his movie as a fact finding mission for the UN. He interviewed academics, who don't typically get funded by private interests. We need to stop wasting our energy on a discussion of if it's true or not . Climate change is real. EVEN if 97% of the climate scientists in the world are wrong (but they're not), we are seeing day to day changes like: rising energy costs, increasing rates of asthma, drought and flood and plight that req