Date: December 05, 2006
Chance and obligation
A long time before Al Gore’s movie -An Inconvenient Truth- was released, a long time before the Climate Summit in Nairobi took place, the question of how to preserve nature sustainably was one of the most urgent of our time. This question of sustainability is, however you rate the movie of Al Gore, an important one to everybody, to politicians, to scientists etc. It’s also a question to
be discussed between the generations: What did our parents deliver to us and what are we going to leave our children behind? To be honest: The new interest in environmental questions in our countries came along with Hurricane Katrina last year. It was the first time when the Western
Hemisphere was undeniably hit by the climate change. Before that, the growing of the desert land in Africa for instance was more empirical data to us than a relevant
fact for our every day life. Before Al Gore’s movie we had the Motion Picture -The day after tomorrow- that dealt with the same issues. It has been discussed controversally more in the U.S. than in European countries where climate change is taken as a fact. Above all things the rest of the world needs for American politicians to change their view on climate change. The Kyoto Treaty has to be joined also by the U.S. government. American politics have to change their agenda and set an example to growing economies like China and India who have the right to compete economically with the U.S. and the EU. But this has to occur under new circumstances: Being sustainable has to be seen as a huge advantage in the next decades by economists.
Movies like the two mentioned may help to change the attitude towards a sustainable lifestyle. Tune in again next week!
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be discussed between the generations: What did our parents deliver to us and what are we going to leave our children behind?
Hemisphere was undeniably hit by the climate change.
fact for our every day life. Before Al Gore’s movie we had the Motion Picture -The day after tomorrow- that dealt with the same issues. It has been discussed controversally more in the U.S. than in European countries where climate change is taken as a fact.
Movies like the two mentioned may help to change the attitude towards a sustainable lifestyle.
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At 4:48 PM, December 15, 2006, sl77 said...
I don't think China cares too much about the US signing the KyotoProtocol or not. And the chinese people WILL start driving cars
and use more electricity and energy...
At 4:59 PM, December 15, 2006, xtreet7 said...
We don't have to wait for other countries to take part in thisfight against global warming. The US has been a leader in many
fronts from economic to creating peace around the world for a
long time. We have to be a leader in this fight as well. If we
start doing our part, everyone else will follow. If not, at
least we help ourselves first.
At 3:06 PM, December 17, 2006, steve said...
our parents were not very concerned because back then we were notabusing nature as much as we are today popluation growth is not
helping. we are facing the start of nature's heavy destruction.
At 10:45 AM, December 20, 2006, Blakers said...
I couldn't agree more with "seen as a huge advantage". Theefficiency and cleanliness of our industrial machine must be part
of the design specs and then the marketing guys need to pound
that home to the consumers. Two cars, equal horsepower, but one
is more efficient and doesn't pollute. It's a win/win situation.
And it comes from the engineering side and not the politicians.
At 1:29 PM, December 24, 2006, Chloe Loutos said...
I agree with steve in the idea that or parents didn't worry aboutthe dangers of population growth and the effects it would have on
nature and our air. All of this neglect over the years is
building up, and will have greater effects on enviornment we
will have to live and work in.
At 7:46 PM, February 03, 2007, Shell said...
Take children to www.adventureecology.com and get them started!It's a great way to introduce them to ecology. Shelly
Lisoskie, Lake Stevens Washington, USA
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