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I had a minor epiphany last week. I (instinctively) switched my stance from "hey we need to do something about climate change" to "I need to work to protect me
by emmanuel_1234 8y ago
I had a minor epiphany last week. I (instinctively) switched my stance from "hey we need to do something about climate change" to "I need to work to protect me and my family when shit hits the fan". Then it dawned me. I'm a small, insignificant human, yet I'm taking a selfish stance on the problem. The people who can actually change something, that is, the people with some kind of power, probably think in the exact same manner: their energy is dedicating to saving their asses when it goes South, not to solve the problem.
We're fucked.
- ofrzeta 8y agoRelated: https://medium.com/s/futurehuman/survival-of-the-richest-9ef6cddd0cc1 https://medium.com/s/futurehuman/survival-of-the-richest-9ef...
- pkphilip 8y agoThere are ways of reversing climate change - for instance, by increasing the area under vegetation (which reduces temperatures, reverses desertification etc). But the issue is that these methods are not being pursued for whatever reasons.
- singularity2001 8y agoYou mean something like the great green Wall of China and Africa and the billion tree project? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-North_Shelter_Forest_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-North_Shelter_Forest_Pro...
- dredmorbius 8y agoWhilst useful, I'd focus on wwetlands rejuvenation. Hectare for hectare, orders of magnitude more effective.
- singularity2001 8y agoor even more effective and cheaper: protection of existing habitats
- dredmorbius 8y agoIncluded in what I'd suggested, though expansion would almost certainly be necessary.