Climate Change

 

I couldn’t have picked a more overused topic, but unfortunately, we cannot avoid it.

My first plan was to support this scientifically acknowledged process with various data. After some thought, I realized that there’s no point. There is scientific consensus—why should I prove it?

The world is so complex, with so many conflicting interests, that untangling and solving this issue is impossible. There’s no point in investing energy into it.

Climate change is inevitable.

But what does this mean for our own lives, our families, and our grandchildren?

I have no idea.

The Earth's climate is a complex, partly chaotic system. It is difficult to model, and it is impossible to predict with certainty what will happen. There are too many variables. Every butterfly, every flap of its wings has an influence. Scientists do everything they can to predict the future, but they can only calculate trends and probabilities. Fortunately, they are becoming more precise, and AI will provide further assistance in this. However, their work is made even harder by the fact that sometimes unexpected events occur that no one had foreseen.

Nevertheless, there is complete scientific consensus that climate change is happening.

You might think you’re safe, only to realize that the area around you is turning into a desert or that hundreds of people are dying in floods.

Some say that the change won’t last forever, only until a new stable state is reached. Of course, by then, a few billion people may have died, and there is no guarantee that the new stable state will be suitable for human life.

Looking at the world’s leaders, I do not expect sufficient action. I trust the results of science, but without political will, there will not be enough resources to stop the collapse. And political will won’t exist because too many unpopular decisions would need to be made, which wouldn’t have enough voter support.

Essentially, this brings us back to ourselves, to the people, who trade away the future for another portion of fries, a vacation, or an even bigger TV. We are living far better than we should be able to afford. We are doing this on credit—one that someone in the future will have to pay back.

We are all responsible because we could do more, we could do better.

Do you intend to do anything?

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