Why is a Solution to Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and the Sustainability Crisis Eluding Us?

'Earth's 2016 surface temperatures were the warmest since modern record keeping began in 1880, according to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)' declares the 18 January 2017 NASA news release. Estimates show that the global mean surface temperature in 2016 was 1.1°C above the pre-industrial levels. Further, 2016 was the third year in a row to set a new record for global average surface temperatures.