What are we doing while the world is burning?

 

It is often said, no one wins a war; Just some at a lower rate than others. Russia's war against Ukraine will be no exception. The clear loser in this war is this planet called Earth. War has increasingly become a matter of international priority for state policymakers and even the public.

The existing global ban on changing international borders by force is considered a pillar of international order. Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression against Ukraine threatens that pillar.

The war has led to sanctions on Russia's energy exports, and Russia has responded by curtailing supplies. The world is suffering from insufficient supply of energy. But before Putin started his war, the world was losing the battle against climate change. An issue that is widely seen as a real problem worldwide is climate

Creating a sense of urgency among everyone about the importance of addressing the impact of change is becoming difficult. In most cases this is seen as a matter to be dealt with in the future. Record high temperatures, droughts, wildfires, more intense storms and increased immigration in Europe and elsewhere could change this pessimistic view. But the reality is that the people of the world are not yet able to feel that rush.

 

This is a problem that no government alone can solve. Standing on this idea, many countries are thinking that if we do the right thing alone, no results will come. Because the rest will continue to do wrong. Because of this idea, no one will move towards the right course of action and as a result, everyone will suffer. In the developing world it is often heard, 'Why do we have to admit our own losses and do the right thing when we didn't cause the problem?'

Developed and industrialized countries that are emitting huge amounts of carbon through massive use of fossil fuels are asking developing countries to play a role in preventing climate change without reducing emissions themselves. Due to the dual role of these developed countries, developing countries are discouraged from playing a role in environmental friendly activities.

 

The best hope for progress on climate change may come from technology. Technologies that enable us to halt or even reverse climate change, removing some atmospheric carbon—can give us cause for hope. Development of such technologies should be prioritized.

 

 

International efforts to slow climate change are most hampered by opposition to greater reliance on nuclear energy; However, nuclear fuel does not release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Since the 2011 Fukushima accident in Japan, the issue of whether to operate existing nuclear power reactors or build new and safer plants has become a political battle.

In addition, the idea that climate change can be tackled at the cost of cutting jobs and economic growth is also undermining efforts to slow climate change. For these reasons, international efforts to slow the rate of warming have met with little success.

World leaders will meet at the next UN climate change conference (Cop 27) this November (in Egypt). But there is no reason to be optimistic that this conference will achieve much more than its predecessor, the 26th. Earth's surface temperature has risen by approximately 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This warming will increase due to our previous activities. Even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases today

(which obviously won't happen), yet warming will continue. As a result, we are heading for a much warmer climate, affecting polar ice sheets, rainforests and tundra. The ongoing cycle of climate is actually a vicious cycle. Its bad situation leads to worse.

 

So is there any reason to hope? there is But in most cases the glimmer of hope can come not from government efforts, but from individual or group initiatives. One area of ​​potential progress may come from corporations. A major area for positive change is adaptation. Flood-like climate

 Governments can build infrastructure to cope with the impacts of change, and financial institutions can use loans and insurance policies to discourage people from building homes in flood or fire-prone areas.

The best hope for progress on climate change may come from technology. Technologies that enable us to halt or even reverse climate change, removing some atmospheric carbon—can give us cause for hope. Development of such technologies should be prioritized