Acharya Prashant explains that climate change is fundamentally an anthropogenic issue, meaning it is a man-made phenomenon that reflects the internal state of human beings. He argues that we often treat climate change as an external problem to be solved through fragmented approaches like greener technologies or carbon sequestration, rather than addressing the root cause within ourselves. He points out that despite three decades of climate action since 1990, global carbon emissions have actually increased by 20 to 40%, suggesting that current remedial actions are merely consolations that fail to address the core issue.