We’re Killing the Planet, and No One Cares

I thought climate change was a bit far away - something that scientists said or only affected polar bears and ice caps. But now it's everywhere burnt heat waves, sudden floods, orange skies of forest fires, and in the plastic washed on the beach I loved. The signs are clear. The earth screams. Still, most people go past it and scroll through it as if it were just another heading.

We kill the planets. The place is completely different.

Amazing signs are around us.

The planets do not suffer gently. It collapses - loudly.

In my country, summer is hot every year. Rain becomes a destructive wave in the wild. People lose their homes in the flood, heat waves take lives, and clean air becomes luxurious. But instead of treating this like an emergency, we treat it like background noise.

Forest fires, glacial melting pots, droughts, extinct species - this is not science fiction. It just happens. The data cannot be denied. The Earth has been hotter than 1°C since the Industrial Revolution, and we are much worse and on the right track. Nonetheless, we are still debating whether it is genuine or not. The planet is burning while we discuss temperature.

We all play a role. We buy fast fashion from underpaid employees in contaminated factories. Order takeout with three plastic layers. Instead of running, drive short distances. We complain about the heat and then blow up the air conditioner without thinking again.

We are obsessed with convenience. And we pretend that it's not associated with the cost.

We forget that we forget everything we have struck -- what we buy, what we eat, how we live -- in a system that benefits from destruction. In the meantime, those with the least responsibility for climate change will pay the best price. Poor communities, islands, indigenous groups - they are sold, poisoned or ignored.

The Fantasy of Action.

The government organizes a climate summit. Companies publish greenwashing ads. Influencer aesthetic photos of beach cleaning. But is it a real change? It's late. Too late.

While the manager discusses the CO2 credits and promises for 2050, the Amazon is destroyed, the reefs die, and the children grow up in the city in an unpleasant atmosphere. We no longer need a promise - we need a measure.

You need more than a reusable shopping bag. There is a need for laws that punish dirt, protect forests, and support sustainable alternatives. It requires innovation, but it takes the courage to change your lifestyle, not another decade.

Why don't people take care of it?

Maybe it's not that people don't worry about it. Maybe they're simply overwhelmed. Climate change is solid, scary and constant. It's easier to switch than to stand there. "What can I do? I'm the only one."

However, this way of thinking is dangerous. Thinking is exactly why nothing changes. If we all wait for someone else to act, we will not do anything. The truth is that people can't do everything, but millions of people who do something, that changes the world.

What can we do?

You don't have to be perfect. But they have to be careful. It starts here: educates itself and others. Don't rely on social media headlines - read the book, follow the scientists, and ask what businesses are saying to you.

Reduce

Waste. Reuse, properly recycle, avoid single-use plastics, buy less.

Eat consciously. Cutting down meat and processed foods reduces CO2 footprints, even several times a week.

Use the calculator.

Vote for Planetary Care Leader. It really supports sustainable brands. Even if it's uncomfortable, talk to me.

Local measures will be taken. Participate in cleaning events, plant trees, donate to environmental causes, and support community gardens and green initiatives.

Small steps can feel pointless in consideration of global catastrophe. But millions of small steps are moving. They put pressure on them. They change.

Final Thoughts

The truth is that the planet will survive. We don't. The Earth passed through the ice, and an asteroid attacked it. What's different now is that we are the cause and we are the result.

If we don't act now - we really do act - we have decided to die. We leave behind a poisoned world for our children. And we don't remember our skills or success, but we remember how we destroyed the only home we had.

We kill the planets. But we don't have to. You can hand it over. The question is, do we want to try it?