Are We Not Supposed To Save the Trees?
“Rebuilding Notre-Dame cathedral… with 1,000 oak trees”
Or let the trees grow to continue sequestering carbon. Hmm…
What will be the carbon footprint of this repair?
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Sporadic murmurs and other pomegranates from a one-way street. Dabi our Miniature American Shepherd will be barking here also. Art may be viewed at www.leapingbluehare.wordpress.com
Archive for the category “climate change”
What will be the carbon footprint of COP 25?
I posted this on another social network recently:
“Let’s fly around the world to save the world? Ever hear of video conferencing? Well meaning but think about it.”
Some one commented to the above: “…it isn’t so black and white. It may be worth spending a little carbon now to save more carbon later”.
And I replied:
“But they keep spending carbon year after year. Getting tired of it. Haven’t heard of any such organization using video conferencing. I try my best to reduce my carbon footprint they should also. So I will continue to call them out. Some one has to.”
And then I see this article today in Deutsche Welle that strengths my stand on environmental organizations and environmentalists flying around the planet purporting to wanting to save the world.
“Should private jets be banned to spare the climate?
As delegates arrive in Madrid for the next round of UN climate talks, many will be traveling by air — including in private jets. With luxury air travel taking off, DW looks at the environmental impact.”
So many organizations hold international conferences requiring long plane travel increasing attendees’ carbon footprint. Yes, a few may actually need to meet face to face but most could view talks via video links. I find this hypocritical and it speaks of either extreme arrogance, selfishness and or ignorance.
The Future Is Written
An incredible thought provoking series of five CBC podcasts that delve into climate change and how it is presently affecting and will affect future water supplies, food production, weather, human activities, energy production/use, wildlife, cities and numerous other critical aspects of British Columbia. In reality the consequences of climate change affect us all. This ‘may’ be our future. Perhaps our future is already written.
I will see little of the effects which will change the way people will live. I wonder what our son, his wife and our four year old grandson will experience. It could be an amazing era or a depressing period of human cultural evolution. Wish I could witness more of the coming changes. Changes that will occur. All we can do is modify the coming events.
These podcasts are an important insight into the future. The future predicted by the crystal ball has and will become reality.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/2050-degrees-of-change/id1243639929?mt=2&i=1000386306761
Video: A Himalayan Glacier Deflates
Something new to learn every day. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=caught-on-video-a-himalayan-…
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