Why Climate Matters

I found the reading "The Collapse of Western Civilization" very interesting as well as eye opening. I really liked the way the book presented a hypothetical future of what our world would look like if we continue to follow our current path. Unfortunately, it does not look good. I always thought that it was important that I do whatever I can to be "green" and eventually others might do the same. After reading this book, I began to think about how irrelevant the little things I do such as buying food locally and recycling really are in the big picture. The actions of one person are not going to be enough to change the negative trajectory in which we are headed. I realize that the only way we are going to fix our current problem is though large scale change and everyone needs to be on the same page with the same objective in mind for anything to be successful. This is something that will be very difficult to do because many people are unwilling to makes changes and sacrifices to their way of life. This is due to the ignorance of people to just how serious our climate crisis is and we need to find a way to make them realize the urgency of our current situation because it will eventually have a significant effect on everyone.