greta thungberg, no one is too small to make a difference
in an attempt to understand the environmental theory, i purchased the book by greta thunberg named ‘no one is too small to make a difference’. It is an inspirational and shiveringly eyeopening book full of her speeches she has given throughout her time protesting for the climate. The speeches are well informed and full of scientifically proven facts, even when asked whether she should become a climate scientist instead, she states that “we already have all the facts and solutions. All we have to do is wake up and change” It is hugely empowering to see how one small girl can have such a huge impact nationwide, showing exactly what can be achieved if we all come together and act now. So little is being done as “no one talks about it. there are no headlines, no emergency meetings, no breaking news. No one is acting as if we were in a crisis”. Some emotionally fuelled, researched and inspirational quotes from the book, to help gain an insight into environmental theory:
“We are about to sacrifice our civilisation for the opportunity of a very small number of people to continue to make enormous amounts of money”
“If solutions within this system are impossible to find then maybe we should change the system itself?”
“The real power belongs to the people”
“Air pollution is hiding a warming, so when we stop burning fossil fuels, we already have an extra 0.5-1.1 degrees guaranteed”
“According to the IPCC, we are less than twelve years away from not being able to undo our mistakes”
“Solving the climate crisis is the greatest and most complex challenge that homo sapiens have ever faced... either we avoid setting off that irreversible chain reaction beyond human control - or we don’t”
“I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act. I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if your house is on fire. Because it is.”
“All that will remain of our political leaders’ legacy will be the greatest failure of human history”
“According to the IPCC report we are about eleven years away from being in a position where we set off an irreversible chain reaction beyond human control”
“If the EU is to make its fair contribution to staying within the carbon budget for the 2 degree limit, then it means a minimum of 80 percent reduction by 2030... so, it is around twice as ambitious as the current proposal”
“Our political leaders have wasted decades through denial and inaction”