As the world leaders attempt to wrangle out some cncensus agreement in Bali during the UN session, it struck me how wrongly most people perceive the climate issue.
A question of perception.
Most people seem to have a miss-understanding that we are killing the planet. The actual truth of the matter is that we are in fact killing ourselves. Man will be his own destoyer in the bitter end.
The real problem is that we are changing the bio-chemical make-up of hte atmosphere and rising levels of pollution are changing the chemistry further. But we arent killing the planet, Earth will continue to exist long after humanity sees its last setting sun. Will the next inhabitants of this world treat it with respect or rape it as we have done.
Life on earth has evolved to exist in a neat symbiotic relationship with the environment around us. Change that environment dramatically and the parameters will shift and, not in our favour. I hope that a concensus agreement is met.
So I offer this thought; Should the leaders of our time fail us, what will you do?
What do I do to try and alleviate the issues.
What do I do? I dont own a car or even drive, I use public transport when necessary for the most part I cycle. I work from home some days and use energy saving bulbs. I dont own a TV and I switch off my electrical goods at night except for my energy efficient firdge. I only run an air conditioner for short periods and even then not at low temperatures. I very rarely travel anywhere that requires a plane.
Bearing that in mind, how many of you gave a colleague a lift into work this morning? Solving the climate issue starts with small changes that everyone can make.
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