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Top to Bottom: Inspiring Bottom-up using the Top
Sam Parker ’12 Climate change governance and mitigation thus far have taken a very “top-down” approach. One of the best examples of this is the Conference of the Parties (COP) that occur yearly, bringing together government officials from all across the world to discuss climate change and its different aspects. Though, these top-down approaches to global problems often overlook the need for more “bottom-up” or community based approaches to issue that the world faces. As I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Conservation, Consumption, Environmental Politics, Key COP17 Issues
Global Climate Change, Dealt with Locally
Picture this, you’re driving your car down the road, the musics playing, you’re laughing with your friends, having a great time and you don’t have a care in the world. You’re not thinking about the fact that as you are driving, you’re emitting a number of different pollutants, many of which are contributing to the Green House Gasses (GHGs) in the atmosphere and that those GHGs are contributing to what we know today as Global Climate Change. You’re also probably not thinking about the fact that your contribution to Global Climate Change is not only effecting you but everyone on this planet. Climate Change received the “global” precursor because the effects are not localized and because it it something that everyone one this planet can and have contributed to, whether they are aware or not. So, the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change, Mosaic Action
Small is Possible
Planting a tree, carbon free commuting, composting, recycling. All things that are good practices and things that more people should be doing but a single person doing these things will not stop Global Climate Change. Many say, on the other side, that the only way that we can hold Global Climate Change where it is or from getting to much worse is to have a complete overhaul of governmental action and policy. Again, this is absolutely something that needs to happen and needs to happen fast. The debate that I always find myself in when I think of the dispute between which is more important to happen is that, without governmental change, will there be behavioral change? Or vise versa, without behavioral change, will there be governmental change? I believe that the answer is no in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Climate Change
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