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Isn’t the point that small change is some change?

The world has declared a climate emergency! At least, we know that everyone has recognised that there’s a problem, right?

On some level, we believe that everyone is aware of this. Whether you choose to believe in the science, support campaigners like Greta Thunberg, or have been unfortunate enough to have witnessed it or been a part of it
Everyone has seen the recent events in the media.

There’s no denying, everyone is being impacted & will continue to be affected. We cannot bury our heads in the sand any longer. The population is growing & the world’s resources cannot keep up with our demands.

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What we do find troubling is, that in a world of so much knowledge and available data & facts, that there seems to be so much confusion still over what the right thing to do is. With social media encouraging a hidden platform for abuse, we feel so righteous that we can blame others, bully others and criticise people for trying.

Who made anyone better than anyone else?

In the cold light of day, we are all equal.

So what are we waiting for?

From our point of view, there are people who are fully supportive and willing to change their lifestyle completely, whereas others want to deny any responsibility.

It reminds us of a certain comparisons site advert! It really resonates with how we see the world these days! Chaotic!

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Here’s an idea….what if every person committed to changing one thing? That’s one heck of a shift from today!

What is important is that you feel that you are doing something better than you were doing before.

Whether that’s becoming vegan, stopping flying, taking part in climate strikes or simply cutting down on your consumption of Nutella, reducing wastage at home, or making better choices going forward

Whatever you decide is your choice. It’s your future & sadly there is no ‘captain planet’.

There are approx. 7.7 billion people on this planet.

Think for a second about what that means!

We pride ourselves on being ‘top of the food chain’, ‘the most intelligent beings’ & so ‘important’, but at what sacrifice?

The little blue planet you call home is not just yours. Its mine, it’s ours, we share it. Let’s all be a bit kinder to it, each other & ourselves.

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