The people who say this are not thinking about solutions. They're just panicking, powerless, attempting to stop the status quo, or driving their own agendas. A literal dead end. True solutions maintain the status quo - differently. For example, the answer isn't to stop driving: it's to replace the engine of an existing car with an electric one. Problem solved.
When we find the real solution to climate change, we will hardly notice a difference in our lives. Those solutions are already being implemented - which is why so few people seem to realize it.