Are You Acting on Climate Change?

Last year was perhaps the most important year in the the history of climate change and action upon it. We had been aware of the possibility that our actions were effecting the climate and atmosphere of the planet we live on for maybe 30 years. Over the years since more and more data and research was collected until the scientists of the world conclusively concluded that our actions, lifestyles and the way our society has been built and continues to function is threatening our very existence on this planet.

The past few years various advertising campaigns, government and scientific advice urged us to be greener, in order to slow the effects of man made climate change. But behind the scenes big businesses with big money were making sure that no changes that might threaten their profits, the type of changes needed to make any real difference to climate change, would come to pass.

On the whole it was the general public that did begin to accept that we must all make some changes to our lives to prevent the worst happening, and I think on a whole, most people did. Businesses on the other hand did not, and it could not be done without them. Nobody wants to invest in the future anymore, they just want to get rich quick, now.

Then last year at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, the most important in history on the subject, leaders and scientists of the world gathered to decide on the most appropriate way to deal with the climate crisis. They failed to agree on anything. A major anti climax after over a year of hype and acceptance of people that were beginning to be ready for change.

So what are you doing about it now? Are you doing more now to do your part to prevent climate change, or less. Are you more sceptical or less? Answer below.