Climate change is regarded by many as the biggest problem facing the global community. It’s an issue that is unlikely to be resolved any time soon due to the fact the climate change isn’t the problem. It’s actually the symptom. The problem is excessive consumption.
Everything we do (consume) happens to emit greenhouse gases. Driving, eating, buying, mining and buildings all consume energy and resources being manufactured, delivered and used. Governments and corporations are unlikely to encourage reduced consumption because apparently, growth is good.
It’s no different with early stage business development. If you’ve got an issue make sure you focus on the problem, not the symptom, or you’re unlikely to solve it.
Yeah… but permanent growth in consumption is an inescapable consequence of the debt-based nature of all modern currencies.
When almost no-one even questions this, let alone understands it, reform this deep could take decades. There’s time for a lot of pollution in those intervening decades, and anything we do in the meantime to consume in a less polluting way has to be welcome.
Agree with your sentiments totally Dave. We must step in the right direction, but maybe we it’s our job to as bloggers to teach what those with vested interests wont.
Stephen