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“Every bit of work and organization pays off. I also refuse to ever
give up,” she says. “All action has impact, so I am encouraged to
continue because I know some good will come out of it regardless. I know
that it is lessening climate disasters even just a little bit.”
Kuttner said humanity hasn’t doomed itself yet, though we are long
past taking sufficient action to ensure that people everywhere will all
be OK.
“People are already dying and losing their homes and communities to
climate disasters all over the world,” she pointed out. “The most
prosperous countries will feel the effects later on but as a whole, they
are here already. At this point, the actions we must take are to save
ourselves from complete destruction. Every single thing we do will
minimize suffering.”
And she says our technology is “absolutely” up to the challenge.
“We have the means to keep global average temperature rise below 1.5C
by switching away from fossil fuels immediately, implementing green
technologies, and restoring our ecosystems,” Kuttner said. “We must also
use energy more efficiently by retrofitting our buildings.”
Via
libramoon@pluspora.com.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
