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Human Control Around Climate Change

David Dajioppi

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Human Control Around Climate Change

Billions are set aside annually to address the issue of climate change. Also, summits —

G7, United Nations, and so forth —are convened annually with the heads of state and concerned

parties about the degrading climate globally. Fortunately, some unscrupulous individuals pocket

a lot of money from this panic (Figueres & Rivett-Carnac, 2021). Media houses sell the panic to

the masses who are bullied into donating to apparently 'noble causes' of saving our world.

Companies are cashing in on the masses' ignorance and becoming richer each day. The same

billionaires have industries that are actively degrading the climate by releasing toxic wastes to

the environment.

So, to what extent do humans have control over climate change? Pretty much 100%.

When we ride to work in our cars, we release fumes to the environment each morning.

Unfortunately, cars contribute actively to air pollution. Further, we use plastics that we never

recycle to drink our morning coffee and dispose of them around parks. Also, human beings, in an

attempt to beat capitalism, use unscrupulous methods to farm produce by employing harmful

toxins. While such toxins produce food in the shortest period possible, the damage done on the

ground is a heavy price to pay for more profits. Consequently, the ground becomes too acidic to

plant any more crops later (Hawken, 2017).

In addition, the industries that support the consumerism culture are also to blame for this

change. Today, trends and fashions move at a very fast pace such that the gadget that was

produced six months ago and is fairly new can be rendered obsolete in less than a year!;

Manufacturers are cashing in on the fast-paced trends by ensuring that planned obsolesce is a

factor deeply embedded in us (Rich, 2020). Consequently, the obsolete gadgets made of non-

biodegradable products have to be discarded. Some companies prefer burning that emits toxic
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smoke into the air. Others bribe the authorities and dump the waste into the oceans.

Consequently, aquatic life is put in jeopardy.

Fortunately, we can make efforts to ensure that this culture is put to an end. All that

humans need to do is become more responsible and care for more people other than themselves.

But unfortunately, capitalism has been the chief driver of pollution since everyone is after profits

at the expense of our climate. Further, the consumerism culture largely enables capitalism that

drives climate change. To stop this cycle, consumers should halt the fast-paced consumerism

culture that has riddled our society (Wallace-Wells, 2020). Moreover, we should move towards

the culture of recycling plastics that we use instead of disposing of them in our environment.

In conclusion, there are several ways to contribute to the degradation of the climate. We

could enjoy the same resources to save our planet with the same wits that we accomplish great

achievements like landing people on the moon. Instead of wantonly cutting down trees, we could

conserve the fast-depleting forests. Further, if we decide to stop moving along with trends,

companies will lack customers, and therefore their planned obsolesce strategy will fail. The

result will be less manufacturing that will, in turn, mean less pollution to the environment. The

case is not as hopeless as we are led to believe by the media; in fact, small acts of conservation

will go a long way in ensuring that the planet is safe.

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References

Figueres, C., Rivett-Carnac, T. (2021). The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist's Guide

to the Climate Crisis. United States: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

Hawken, P. (2017). Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse

Global Warming. United States: Penguin Publishing Group.

Rich, N. (2020). Losing Earth: The Decade We Could Have Stopped Climate Change. United

Kingdom: Pan Macmillan.

Wallace-Wells, D. (2020). The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming. United States: Tim

Duggan Books.