Consequences of choice

Perhaps the more current movement towards accepting climate change is in line with the old idiom 'fail to plan, and you plan to fail'. As previously mentioned, sustainability is a part of the larger context of climate change. The following video expresses the importance of choosing sustainability in preparing for climate change, whether or not one has chosen to believe in the latter. 

In order to prepare for the worst case scenario, that climate change is real, we need to take action; we need to positively influence the climate by changing our behaviour and technologies to a path that our future generations will not be plagued to walk along. My next blog will endeavour to explain what sustainability means for policy and development and what has stopped us from achieving it. If you would like to read more about this topic from a societal point of view, the Huffington Post summed it up rather well just last week! You can read their article here.

A recent study has found that by 2040, there will not be enough fresh water on the planet to satisfy human thirst and continue with current energy and power programmes. Just for basic survival, we need to seriously reconsider our perceptions, behaviours and goals.