The rhetoric that has become climate change.

Have you ever sat through a climate change meeting? especially one of those that try to come up with solutions? It is true that the world is in a sorry state. All you have to do is read some of the statistics on the rate at which our greedy industrialization behaviors are eating up the world and you will develop a bucket list immediately after. We have all seen the increased disasters, from the tsunamis, earthquakes to unexplained draughts and floods. at the rate things are happening, the scientist will be out of work soon.

Now, all of us seem to have come to terms with the disaster we have made of things. I however will never understand how the discussions we have in our NGO circles will change anything. we talk about changing our lifestyles, about holding our governments accountable. well, lets start with changing how we live, does anyone think this is possible? lets shut down GM and other car manufactures, heck, lets bring technology to an end. I know that sounds radicle but im not sure we have the luxury of taking the slow option. the changes we recommend today in my opinion only serve to postpone the inevitable. My friend Janet Akao used to say that the only solution to climate change and other global ills, is for the world to swallow us all then have a fresh start, a less evil generation. Now that is radicle.

I must admit that i dont know much about climate change, but i know for sure that telling people to give up their comfort zones might take centuries, which at this point we do not have.

Holding our governments accountable is the other hurdle we are yet to figure out. Industrialization seems to be all that our governments think about. the economy, employment creation etc all look to industrialization to create this opportunities. Truth of the matter is, we bought the western model ages ago and now its almost too late to turn back. So lets keep signing all this UN declarations, attend the COP16, 17 etc meetings, be vocal at the Rio20, because, honestly speaking, ita all we can do to keep from think of the inevitable.