What can we do about climate crisis?

The world faces a difficult battle against climate changes that ultimately reveals humanity’s foolish desire to demand accountability instead of action. It’s not a question of “who did what?” or “who should do what?” but more of “what should we do?”

This is a global problem that must be addressed immediately. The damage to the atmosphere spheres of the Earth is almost irreversible.

Human activities have increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations 50 percent since 2007. This is due to oil and coal production. Each year, billions of tons of CO2 are released into the atmosphere. It has had a profound impact on the environment and many other areas of society. As a result, climate change-related consequences will continue to grow in the coming decades, despite our leaders choosing resilience as a response.

The climate crisis is not our top priority. For example, in the Philippines, the platforms of presidential hopefuls were more focused on the economy and agricultural sectors, as well as unemployment, housing, trade, and housing. Although these concerns are highly relevant, we cannot deny that most of these are also highly dependent on the country’s environmental state.

However, while support and government responsiveness are critical factors in a climate movement’s success, it is still expected that the public sector will take concrete steps to help. The decision to help our environment is ours, and it does not have to be approved by anyone. We can help the environment by switching to renewable energy sources and planting more trees.

Not being aware of the possible impacts is not enough. Using a loaded gun to fight in the war but not using it to its full potential is another example. Resiliency, accountability, and awareness are not enough. It’s high time that we promote a sense of urgency among others and join forces in taking immediate measures to make the world a safe place to live in. Our actions in this area will tell you a lot about our future vision.

Let us save the earth not because we want to—but because we need to.

ANNE NORMANE PIA G. REVITA,

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