Is It Too Late?
A recent article by the Huffington Post is suggesting that the effects of human activity on our climate are so predominant, that we many not ever be able to reverse them at this point. The main facts supporting this argument are the fact that the US tornado season has been one of the worst ever recorded, as well as the arctic sea ice volume being at an all-time low. Even looking at a previous post of our own, discussing the literal drowning out of The Republic of Kiribati, located North of Fiji, there is no argument that climate change is starting to have devastating impacts on our planet. So what are we supposed to do?
The next step would be to try and obviously transfer the current energy supply system to sustainable sources, as opposed to the current mining and fossil fuel burning system we have. The problem with this switch, is the argument that green sustainable energy is too expensive to be a comparable option…however one very important fact is being overlooked in this argument: the residual costs of the current energy system. The effects of pollution, global warming, disease, and other negative side-effects of our current system, are costs that energy suppliers do not need to cover, therefore making the base cost of sustainable energy supplies more expensive. In the long run, the cost would in fact be cheaper, in monetary, and environmental senses. If we are able to prevent further costs associated to the deterioration of Earth by switching over to newer energy sources, then why aren’t we doing so? Let us know your thoughts by joining the conversation on Twitter.
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