Where is the change?

Posted posted by julie @ 8:29 AM

If the biggest problem of global warming consists of melting ice caps, gloomy polar bears, intense natural disasters, and basically disastrous consequences, then the second biggest problem is our inability to change.

According to “Is Climate Change ‘A Very Important Issue’?” America’s little population of three percent of the world somehow creates twenty-five percent of all greenhouse gas emissions. This obviously points a finger at a rather wasteful American lifestyle. However, is it possible for us to actually change our way of life?

The answer to that question should be “yes!” But first two general things must be realized and accepted so we can step forward to change.
Americans have a mindset of “oh that will never happen to me.” We idolize movies and their stars and dream of the lives we will be leading one day. We think we’re indestructible (but in a positive way). Seriously though, who gets in their car and thinks “I’m going to get in a car crash and kill a family today?” So why should we start thinking, “global warming is causing ocean waters to rise I’m about to kill one billion people?”

Second, Americans are about results. When we do hard work, we expect to see results (rather instantly, we live in a fast world and want fast results). However, when we think about global warming, we’re not going to necessarily see an immediate physical result or an “award” at the end of the road. Global warming is more of an idea rather than a visible object, and the lack of tangibility might not show our fast result.

We must not only find solutions to change our greenhouse gas emissions but bring change to our mindset.

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