AlexH
Well-Known Member
There was a study a few weeks ago saying human-powered climate change had been over-exaggerated. Obviously the Daily Fail (UK newspaper - maybe the equivalent of Fox News) ran with a headline along the lines of "World leaders duped by climate change".
It's all a big mess, and while we have a consumerist, convenience society, where economies and businesses constantly need to grow or else be seen as failing, we'll get nowhere. What if Apple decided to release a new iPhone every 3 years? That would actually be a big help to the climate. Even climate change is used to scam, and probably will be more so in future - the trading of carbon credits, for example. Exporting waste to less well-off countries to deal with. And the fact that getting rid of petrol and diesel cars is going to improve the environment and the well-being of everyone worldwide - in cities, perhaps, but the energy has to come from somewhere. How about the forests being cleared for biofuel farms, or the people who can't get food because now biofuel plants are being grown in its place? The cities in rich countries may be able to reach their targets, but how about everywhere else?
Something I don't see mentioned - I don't get how ice breakers are allowed - surely the sheer number of them has a massive impact on ice melting? If you make the pieces smaller, it melts quicker.
Anyway, that was my rant. Maybe we can't fix climate change right now, but we can slow it down by the choices we make, and who knows in the future. We can certainly take more care of the environment, by using less plastic, for example, and only replacing things when we need to, rather than going for the latest trend or status symbol.
It's all a big mess, and while we have a consumerist, convenience society, where economies and businesses constantly need to grow or else be seen as failing, we'll get nowhere. What if Apple decided to release a new iPhone every 3 years? That would actually be a big help to the climate. Even climate change is used to scam, and probably will be more so in future - the trading of carbon credits, for example. Exporting waste to less well-off countries to deal with. And the fact that getting rid of petrol and diesel cars is going to improve the environment and the well-being of everyone worldwide - in cities, perhaps, but the energy has to come from somewhere. How about the forests being cleared for biofuel farms, or the people who can't get food because now biofuel plants are being grown in its place? The cities in rich countries may be able to reach their targets, but how about everywhere else?
Something I don't see mentioned - I don't get how ice breakers are allowed - surely the sheer number of them has a massive impact on ice melting? If you make the pieces smaller, it melts quicker.
Anyway, that was my rant. Maybe we can't fix climate change right now, but we can slow it down by the choices we make, and who knows in the future. We can certainly take more care of the environment, by using less plastic, for example, and only replacing things when we need to, rather than going for the latest trend or status symbol.