I suppose it might help to look at the problem from the point of view of a much larger scale.
Rather than think of one’s 50’x50’ plot it might be better to look at places such as the Amazon basin which is being denuded by thousands of square miles of trees and other invaluable plants, often by organised crime.
If we can each do our best to not contribute to the resulting climate change in places such as that our own gardens might be able to cope better in the long run.
Looking at one’s own responsibility for the mess we are in is the only practical way to help matters.
When St Peter stands before us at the pearly gates the most we can hope to say is “I did my honest best”.
Yes. Good points - if we can do what we can, according to our means, we should be able to look in the mirror and feel ok and also make a material (positive) difference on this earth. I suppose the mantra might be 'tread lightly upon this earth/live as simply as possible' ...without getting into hairshirts.
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Having read the Guardians report on this, I have now read the Saturday Times piece which paints a rather different picture, whilst still recognising that it is a potential problem. Its conclusion seems to be: it is unlikely, and if it does happen it will be in the far different future. It is interesting how you can get such different conclusions when both pieces are referencing the same report.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
@Fire, I don't think it is "Whataboutery" to point out that the heaviest polluters, ie the wealthiest, need to adapt their lifestyles. It is simply saying everyone should be taking responsibility. Those of us with very small carbon footprints are doing our best to reduce these further. Those with huge footprints should be required to do the same, by law if they will not do it voluntarily.
Private jets/helicopters, giant mansions, OTT luxury hotels, excessive travel, profligate use of air con and water supplies - all these things have to cease.
Now I could take the attitude that by the time it gets really bad I'll be too old for it to have that much impact on the rest of my life. But, as the generation with the most responsibility for making this mess of the planet, I want to try my best to make amends.
Sadly this mess is not the work of one generation. This goes back to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and the realisation that life could be better, though possibly only for the ones making all the money out of it. After a couple of centuries of progress in the standard of living and in the health of the population, no-one sought to question if what we were doing was the right thing as it had become normalised. Even in gardening......think of all the vile chemicals that we now realise are awful but which were sprayed around with reckless abandon by anyone who could get their hands on a vat of poison.
I guess the mess is like a spot. It's been growing and growing under the surface ever since Trevithick and his like decided to harness the kettle, and in the last few decades has emerged into the light and is ready to burst over all of us.
We need to question everything. When a product is encased in plastic, what happens to the wrapping? When we buy a plant from the garden centre, how and where was it grown? Drugs. What happens to the residue when it reaches the treatment plant? Until we get the answers to the questions and are able to act on them, we aren't going to solve the problems of pollution, climate change, and the way the oceans behave. Everything is connected.
I agree that we should all do what we can, but whilst the people in power just want to make money, things will not change enough. As a race [ humans ] we have ruthlessly destroyed the planet, and imo. it would be far better if we died out.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
Unfortunately no UK govt or opposition parties ever mention the possibility of Assisted Death legislation. Whilst there are undoubtedly problems ( greedy relatives ? ), I suspect there are people who would wish to take advantage of such a system here rather than having to travel to another country. I know we have DNR options but that isn't quite the same thing. Politicians are too worried about their popularity ratings to risk raising this subject. If this is deemed Political and wiped out so be it but politicians are the only ones who can make the change.
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It is interesting how you can get such different conclusions when both pieces are referencing the same report.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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Private jets/helicopters, giant mansions, OTT luxury hotels, excessive travel, profligate use of air con and water supplies - all these things have to cease.
As a race [ humans ] we have ruthlessly destroyed the planet, and imo. it would be far better if we died out.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Politicians are too worried about their popularity ratings to risk raising this subject. If this is deemed Political and wiped out so be it but politicians are the only ones who can make the change.