Can we solve the climate crisis without confronting global inequities?
A recent study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA found that white residents in the USA produce more climate pollution than black or hispanic residents, but black and hispanic people are exposed to more air pollution.
And that is just the USA! Think about the global inequities in the "haves" and the "have nots".
And how are we going to lift people out of poverty without making the climate crisis even worse?
If you are a resident in a wealthy country, is it your responsibility to address both problems at once? And what would that look like in terms of national and international policy?
Environmental Justice >
Climate Change
The thing that many people need to understand is that we only have one world, meaning we only have one chance to stay alive and keep the Earth alive with us. Look around you, we live on an absolutely beautiful Earth, so why are we not taking more care of it. Many politicians talk about the cost to save the environment. Why does it matter? Without it, no one would survive and that is not worth all the money in the world. It is not even that hard to make a start. Normal people such as me and you can make a difference. Maybe recycle and compost when you can and just walk and bike to more locations. That could be the start to us saving the world. However, I think that we have to act now, otherwise, our environment, the place we live, our home, will be too far gone for saving.
The greatest threat to this planet is ourself and this is what the carbon footprint calculator shows us. Despite us thinking we are a positive contributor to this planet a lot of our emissions are far greater than you might think and it is up to us to change that. The average united states citizen releases insane amounts of carbon throught their food, purchases, and straight up emissions. -Max
The climate change is on a loop. As it gets hotter, the ice melts more, and the woods dry out. This in turn causes more heat absorption by the planet, and causes more fires to be caused. Thus repeating the cycle. If nothing is done to stop this, then the future will begin to look bleaker and bleaker.
The problem is the widespread recklessness among people who do not realize that resources are scarce and that not before 2100 many customs will actually be impossible to do. So it would be useful for the world population to be encouraged through a 1 week / 2 experimental trial where practically everyone is put in circumstances that reflect deeply on waste and on the option to save and live a much greener life.
another problem is simply not recycling
I agree, people should definitely work to decrease their own carbon footprints, but shouldn't we hold companies and corporations accountable? considering that only a few companies cause most carbon emissions. I'm not shifting the blame, everyone is part of this, but we did not choose to be part of all this. It is not a random eighth grader accidentally tossing a piece of paper into the trash instead of the recycling's fault the ice caps are melting. While everyone contributes, we can't not participate in these things without action from governments and companies.