The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should alert governments to the urgent need to act now. But don’t hold your breath. The report should trigger a step change in the mindset of everyone towards climate change. There is, though, much that can be done by individuals acting in community.
To date the focus has been on acting more sustainably in terms of recycling waste, ...driving a little less and buying into the renewable industry. While laudable, there now needs to be a drastic change regarding the whole way in which we live. The key being to live more simply.
This must involve stopping using certain items, so they don’t have to be recycled – don’t create the waste. Stop driving and flying. Plant more trees and support programmes for more forestation. Only use locally produced food and drink products.
These sort of acts can make a real impact if adopted on a large enough scale across countries. While pressure needs to be put on politicians to act, these individual actions can shape the context that helps ensure they do the right thing as well as working towards the wider goal of planetary survival.
Paul Donovan
Published in the Independent - 9/10/2018
Evening Standard - 10/10/2018
To date the focus has been on acting more sustainably in terms of recycling waste, ...driving a little less and buying into the renewable industry. While laudable, there now needs to be a drastic change regarding the whole way in which we live. The key being to live more simply.
This must involve stopping using certain items, so they don’t have to be recycled – don’t create the waste. Stop driving and flying. Plant more trees and support programmes for more forestation. Only use locally produced food and drink products.
These sort of acts can make a real impact if adopted on a large enough scale across countries. While pressure needs to be put on politicians to act, these individual actions can shape the context that helps ensure they do the right thing as well as working towards the wider goal of planetary survival.
Paul Donovan
Published in the Independent - 9/10/2018
Evening Standard - 10/10/2018
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