Climate Change: What should be happening now.
For those that have been following my tweets, you will know I recently entered a Plan UK competition to win an all expenses paid trip to the Copenhagen summit in December. I was, however, unsuccessful, albeit I was shortlisted. So I thought as part of reviving this blog, I’d post the 200 word article for your enjoyment. I may lengthen it in time, but we’ll see.
Slowly, but surely, the earth is burning; the Ice Caps are melting; we are poisoning our atmosphere. And it’s no nightmare. It’s real, it’s risky and it’s happening right now. We face an uphill struggle when it comes to tackling Climate Change, while delivering sustainable, renewable energy for future centuries. Solutions are out there, but the willpower is not. This issue transcends age, race and gender; everyone, from the elderly pensioner to the young teenager, has to do their part in the greatest fight Mankind has ever faced.
The issue of Climate Change has moved on from telling people about it, to what people need to do right now. Our generation needs to set the example: that means we need to switch the lights off when we leave a room; switching electrical equipment off completely; not leaving leftover food; walking and cycling more. I am sure you can think of other ways that will help you and help the environment. A lot of people say our generation doesn’t care about anyone or anything. Do you want to prove them right or wrong?
Also for those of you using Twitter, please tweet #hope2cope; we’re trying to get Barack Obama to go to Copenhagen, because whether people like it or not, Obama is the key to getting a decent climate change deal through. Anyway… enjoy.
