... so we're able to observe changes in our trusted environment and
perceive more of what we're possibly be facing in our common future.
In the perception of one person Earth (Gaia - 'the planet we call home'
- Nature) appears to roar and in another ones perception she's simply
rearranging.
Whatever is the root cause of climate changes, Humanity should prepare
for their sudden impact and lasting effects and ensure our governance
systems, on any imaginable scale / level, are sensitive, adaptive and
robust enough to minimize the negative effects these changes may have
on our well-being and that of the systems we depend on. If not,
humanity may have to prepare for long lasting conflict over essential
renewable and non-renewable resources, which may even result in more
damage to the systems we depend on, resulting in more Earth
rearrangements ... etcetera. We can choose to fully anticipate on
possible loss of resources like arable and inhabitable surface area,
geographical and climatic features essential for infrastructure and
shifts in essential ecosystems. If we wish to be successful we may soon
need to get rid of numerous cultural and historical burdens in our
'control' / governance systems that prevent us from taking
appropriate preventive, pro-active, and re-active measures.
If we are responsible, to whatever extent, for the root causes of
climate change, we must act immediately to minimize the impact of
related pursuits and technologies. But as change is slowly gaining
momentum (Earth has started to rearrange) it is questionable whether
the focus should be on the cause or on the effects. Let's take care
of both ... and embed this in our 'control systems' in a more
structural manner.
Humanity itself should care about its own future and take
responsibility now for the well-being of future human generations.
Earth will take care of her own concerns: restoring the balance ... and
we'll just have to accept that we cannot overrule her.
If the above line of thought makes sense to you or doesn't make sense
at all, please respond so we can discuss thoughts and views openly.
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