Previously I had not thought about the inequalities that climate change poses those with lower economic statuses. The topic of climate change is such a relevant issue in the current election and many other intellectual circles. From the research presented in this week’s articles and things that I have personally read I feel that there is no denying that the world’s abuse of resources has attributed to the change. Inevitablly the world will be in dire straights if change does not occur quickly. Many regions are being affected daily by the lack of rain and other natural resources that used to be their financial means of survival.
The only way that the developed over consuming world will realize the affects of our excessive ways is to directly be affected by the change. I believe that all of the recent hurricans(katrina) and tsunamis are a warning to us all. The question as discussed in class is how can we make this change? Change cannot occur overnight or as quickly as we would like because everyone is not in the same state of mind. The United States consumes more unrenewable energies than all of europe but we are the least responsible. It is not necessarily the majority of the people’s fault either. I hold the government responsible as they are not allowing these new renewable technologies to transform our daily lives. European countries have elected smaller cars, renewable energy resources etc… I hope that this new presidency will strive to gradually and as quickly as possible change the way we consume our earth’s slowly dissolving resources.
