I don’t know what to do about climate change. Don’t stop reading! I promise this won’t be yet another depressing article about something many of us feel powerless to stop.
Increasing numbers have noticed environmental differences and much of the public’s focus has been on trying to establish the cause. There are some folks who argue that it’s manmade and irreversible now, and others who assert that the irregular weather patterns are part of the earth’s natural, cyclical phases over eons. To me, the why of it is moot. It’s clear that big changes are underway either way.
My concern is how life, with its many human and non-human members, is going to cope with the altered environment, and as such, I am always delighted to see viable, reasonable solutions offered for the some of the challenges that we may face. Check out the TED Talk by Allan Savory below. Clean water, sustainable food production, desertification, and preserving biodiversity are already pressing issues. His proposal tackles all of these:
