The tragedy that happened in Japan few weeks ago got me once again thinking about climate change. Especially about how everybody, including me, already knows that it is happening and it is not good and we are not doing everything we can about it. It got me thinking especially about the movie “An Inconvenient truth”. Which due to a project at work I’ve watched it over and over in the last three years and I’m more than informed of the facts presented on it.
The movie was done in 2006, five years ago, and the facts presented are from data collected up to 2005. The movie had a very influential opinion leader, Al Gore and won the Oscar® for best documentary in 2006. The movie was definitely a wake-up call for everybody. A lot more people are aware of what is going on but there is still a lot to be done. But as he says on the movie we get used to things and don’t perceive the gradual changes just when a disaster hits that we take not of it.
We are always waiting for rules to come by before change, rules coming from government (Laws) or society (the green movement). I believe that the government has to take the big step, but the big change will only happen with the society buy-in. There are many websites that one can visit to see what else they can do to fight climate change. Here are some tips given by the movie website of things you can do:
Like they say… Think Global, act Local!
I think the majority of South Africans are simply not alive to issues regarding climate change or how serious the situation is...its great to see increased awareness campaigns though & hopefully people will realise that by undertaking just 1 step/action - we move toward leaving a more positive legacy.
ReplyDeleteI also wish as a society we could start doing something regarding issues of climate change. We need something huge to happen in order for us to start taking these kind of issues serious. I feel that campaigns are not really covering everyone, only the educated get the message. The uneducated dont know anything about climate issues. If only the gorvenment would "talk out loud" about climate change like the way they talk about voting for political parties.
ReplyDeletenot too late to make a difference.
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