• No one is taking any serious steps to stop climate change.

• On a relative scale, no one is fighting to change any of this.

Do you mean "no one" in the sense of no politician or rich person? Because if so, then indeed, no one in the ruling class is doing anything about anything; but if you are talking about anyone, that there is not a single person on the face of the earth who is doing something, then I profoundly disagree.

If you are looking for hope in a savior, a messiah who will appear out of nowhere and bring about change on their own, obviously all you will find is disappointment and hopelessness. Hope lies in the people and in popular organization, it lies in joining together with your neighbors, friends and/or family to bring about the change you want to see. Hope lies in supporting those who are already fighting, either by donating to their cause or spreading their message. Hope lies in mutual support and resilience.

Hope is the last thing to be lost because it is the last thing standing fighting, with bloody knuckles, a black eye and a couple of missing teeth, but still smiling in the face of adversity.