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Are We Robbing Our Future Generations?

Unmasking Our Climate Crimes: Stealing from our Future Generations

By Himannshu SharmaPublished 3 years ago 2 min read
Are We Robbing Our Future Generations?
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

The climate crisis is a thief. It's stealing our future, our present, and our earth.

It's stealing our future by making it harder to grow food, harder to find clean water, and harder to stay safe from extreme rainfall events.

It's stealing our present by displacing people from their homes, destroying businesses, and causing wide suffering.

And it's stealing our earth by melting glaciers, raising ocean situations, and making the Earth less sociable to life.

We're all complicit in this theft. We each contribute to climate change in some way, whether it's by driving our cars, eating meat, or using electricity.

But we can also be the result. We can choose to live more sustainably, to reduce our carbon footprint, and to demand that our leaders take action on climate change.

We can choose to stop being thieves.

The personal Impact of Climate Change

Climate change isn't just an abstract problem. It's having a real and particular impact on people each over the world.

For example, in the past few years, we've seen more extreme rainfall events, similar as hurricanes, floods, and droughts. These events have displaced millions of people and caused billions of dollars in damage.

We've also seen the goods of climate change on food security. Crops are failing due to failure and flooding, and food prices are rising. This is making it harder for people to afford food, especially in developing countries.

And we've seen the effects of climate change on mortal health. Extreme rainfall events are causing further injuries and deaths, and air pollution from fossil energies is linked to a number of health problems, including asthma, heart disease, and cancer.

The Moral Imperative to Act

We've a moral imperative to act on climate change. We can not stand by and watch as this extremity destroys our earth and displaces millions of people.

We've a responsibility to future generations to leave them a healthy earth. We also have a responsibility to the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world, who are the ones who are most affected by climate change.

What We Can Do

There are numerous things we can do to address climate change. We can reduce our carbon footprint by driving less, using less energy, and eating less meat. We can support sustainable businesses and organizations. And we can get involved in the political process and demand that our leaders take action on climate change.

The Future is Not Yet Written

The future isn't yet written. We can choose to be thieves or we can choose to be the solution.

We can choose to continue destroying our earth or we can choose to build a more sustainable future.

The choice is ours.

How You Can Help

There are numerous ways you can help address climate change. Here are a few ideas

  • Reduce your carbon footprint by driving less, using less energy, and eating less meat.
  • Support sustainable businesses and organizations.
  • Get involved in the political process and demand that your leaders take action on climate change.
  • Educate yourself and others about climate change.
  • Volunteer your time to a climate change organisation.

Every little bit helps. So please, do your part to help address climate change. The future of our earth depends on it.

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About the Creator

Himannshu Sharma

Himannshu Sharma is a climate activist who shares stories of the human cost of climate change to inspire people to act. He believes we all have a responsibility to protect our planet for future generations. #ActOnClimateNow

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  • Tyler Sadek3 years ago

    Interesting post.

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