CLIMATE CHANGE & ITS SOLUTION
Is climate change new to earth? No, in its evolution, earth has been through serious and drastic climate changes. Earth (nature) survived through both the hottest and coldest climate in this process, it survived through expansion and contraction of areas, and it also survived through several extinctions through this process. Meanwhile, it is to be noted that, it was life forms that got extinct and it is not the earth as we all imagine.
Same way, even in future, if there would occur an extinction, the loss would be to the life forms and not to the earth.
Is extinction possible? When the trend of earth's evolution is analysed, yes, extinction is possible. Scientist have predicted that at present, the world is in its verge of sixth massive extinction - "Holocene Extinction"
Why is there a possibility of extinction? The possibility is because of the need for the nature to restores its serenity back to its form. How did it loose its serenity? Because of the excessive and rapid human activities that was paced and patterned unprogressive. So it is clearly eventual to understand as in who would face the loss of its resilience, its us, the humanity as a whole.
Would that be an end to all life forms on earth? No, definitely not, with the species that survives, life forms may evolve to new form. The life forms on earth may take a second shift from scratch as it originated and evolved in this phase.
Is there a possibility to prevent this Holocene extinction predicted to occur? Certainly, Yes. How? Preventing extinction needs reformation of human activities.
What we need to do? We need to shift our approach from the principles of sustainability to progressive principles.
Why not sustainability? Its because, we have already caused negatives and damages through our activities, sustaining our activities would not treat the negatives of damages instead it would just slow down the speed of our travel towards extinction. On the other hand, when we think, is sustainability really possible? Practically, the answer would be no. We would be advocating the principles of sustainability but practically we cannot sustain because it indirectly it demands us to take ourselves back to the age of primitives leaving behind the all advancements that were enabled to us through our development.
Really? Yes, for example, let us take the same issue of climate change, we have predicted that climate change is due to the carbon footprints left by the activities of human beings. With the principles of sustainability what we do is we say we should stop using the advancements that were enabled to us through development, which means we are indirectly taken back to the age of primitives. Developing new technologies that would match the sophistication of the present is sure to take time and the assurance of it being 100% eco-friendly is not possible. Because, when it comes to sophistication atleast to some extent compromises would be demanded. When it is completely eco-friendly, we need to compromise sophistications, like speed, duration of access, etc.
So, isn't there an alternative? We do have an alternative - "PROGRESSIVE PRINCIPLES". Travel or transportation that is said to constitute the largest contributor of carbon foot prints can be confined to activities that demands physical presence, rest of all activities can be reformed to online platform. The advancement we accomplished in technology has enabled us the opportunity to perform task being at our very own place, be it shopping; watching movie; visiting friends; access to education; professional activities; and so, everything can be done through internet in a single touch. The facility is available all that is needed is just the facilitation and recognition. Government and the facilitating organisation needs to reform its functioning and pattern of facilitation that includes and recognises the use of this advancement in its activities and functioning. The scope for this inclusion and facilitation is very well supported strongly by the fundamentals of the governance, be it the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the Constitution of Nations. Wouldn't this reduce and cut off further deposition of carbon footprint?
Now coming to the foot prints that we have already deposited. The footprints that has been deposited has formed a layer of heat in-between the surface and the bottom layer of atmosphere which hinders the transfer of hot and cold temperature between the layers of atmosphere that is needed to balance the climate. On the other hand, this has also hindered the transfer of land and ocean currents which is again essential for the free flow of climate that has mounted hot temperatures in the surface region that has given rise to this concept of climate change. Analysing this, it is clear that treating this impeding hot layer would solve the problem of climate change enabling the native transfer mechanism of nature that would bring back its serenity.
We have a mechanism called "THERMOELECTRICITY" which has the ability to convert heat into electricity. Now this is a 2 in 1 solution.This serves as a solution for both the problems of climate change and energy scarcity. As like solar electricity which converts sunlight to electricity, thermoelectricity would convert the atmospheric heat into electricity. Look, now isn't the problem solved? Haven't we helped the nature to restore its serenity back without any loss? Now, wouldn't it possible for the nature to evolve or expand without creating extinction as a we have supported its balance through our technological advancement? Would there be any deprivations ever if we are to take up progressive principles that would enables us regulated development or regulated travel?
It is important that we pause and take up the needed reforms because, to nature there can be no influence, if there is an massive disaster, it is to all, irrespective of the status or power. When progressive principles are adopted, prosperity and opportunity will be to all equally for their individual capacity.
Now,it is time for the government to think on the pattern of their facilitation and it is time for the citizens to think on the pattern they need to get facilitated with. It is not to ignored that, citizens are a part of government and in all facilitations and activities of government, every single citizen hold due and equal responsibility.