Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been briefly interrupted by a man who approached her on stage after she invited a Palestinian and an Afghan woman to speak at a climate protest in the Dutch capital.
Yes, I can understand that, but surely you can understand that getting to the point of nations no longer using oil isn’t going to happen overnight? That change, that ‘global shift in culture’ you mention isn’t something we’ll wake up to tomorrow. They’ll be no single event we can point to and say ‘see? It’s fixed!’. Change will be formed from millions of events, large and small. The point im making is that this change is happening, slowly yes, but it is happening. These protests that you say are not working are part of the very same culture shift you state (correctly) is required.
Also, don’t forget that in the space of a few years renewables have gone from basically a pipe dream to being so affordable and upscaleable that oil companies are losing their shit. They know the writing is on the wall and they are doing everything they can to prevent that. You are literally watching their demise. Are they not going down without a fight? No. Are the world’s governments still too set in their ways? Yes. Is this change happening too slow? Also yes. But again, it is happening, and I’ll take slow change over none any day.
And you know what? Maybe, just maybe doing something will have no affect. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t at least try. The only guarantee of failure is to not even try in the first place.
You seem frustrated by the state of things, and I get that. Its all too easy to read all the negativity in the media and lose track of the wider picture. It’s awful watching the powers that be dally and drag their feet whilst the world burns and people die. But let’s try and not make our first reaction to positive action, like this story be defeatism.
Here are some good news stories from around the world. Maybe take some time to read them and remind yourself that good things are happening? It’s important to stay informed, not just about the bad news but about the good stuff as well:
Yes, I can understand that, but surely you can understand that getting to the point of nations no longer using oil isn’t going to happen overnight? That change, that ‘global shift in culture’ you mention isn’t something we’ll wake up to tomorrow. They’ll be no single event we can point to and say ‘see? It’s fixed!’. Change will be formed from millions of events, large and small. The point im making is that this change is happening, slowly yes, but it is happening. These protests that you say are not working are part of the very same culture shift you state (correctly) is required.
Also, don’t forget that in the space of a few years renewables have gone from basically a pipe dream to being so affordable and upscaleable that oil companies are losing their shit. They know the writing is on the wall and they are doing everything they can to prevent that. You are literally watching their demise. Are they not going down without a fight? No. Are the world’s governments still too set in their ways? Yes. Is this change happening too slow? Also yes. But again, it is happening, and I’ll take slow change over none any day.
And you know what? Maybe, just maybe doing something will have no affect. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t at least try. The only guarantee of failure is to not even try in the first place.
You seem frustrated by the state of things, and I get that. Its all too easy to read all the negativity in the media and lose track of the wider picture. It’s awful watching the powers that be dally and drag their feet whilst the world burns and people die. But let’s try and not make our first reaction to positive action, like this story be defeatism.
Here are some good news stories from around the world. Maybe take some time to read them and remind yourself that good things are happening? It’s important to stay informed, not just about the bad news but about the good stuff as well:
https://futurecrunch.com/goodnews/