3 September 2012
I was just thinking, I spent 2 years considering whether or not humans are to blame for climate change and global warming. I read about 200 papers, listened to many speakers and I even studied the subject for a year. I learnt that our planet is subject to a phenomenon called galactic alignment. I learnt that the best description of the myriad of planetary systems is by chaos theory. I learnt that our habits pollute the atmosphere and that we are caught in a cycle of over-consumption. I learnt that we are destroying habitats furthering the extinction of species... All of these points supported by fact and scientific study.
I studied climate models and realised that they are very 'touchy' tools depending heavily on input variables, which themselves were not precise. I found myself producing models by using approximates of estimates... I realised that the natural progression of time and evolution of the planetary systems have their own impact. At the end I was still unable to firmly say that we were solely to blame for climate change. That said I have come to my own conclusions. Our planet is not an exclusive system, it's 'evolution' is described as much by extra planetary events, as it is by events that occur on the planet, both anthropogenic and natural. We have unwittingly accelerated the change in our environment leading to the loss of species - but isn't evolution about survival of the fittest... Maybe but isn't our role also to be guardians of the planet? We are consuming more than we can provide but I attribute that to our 'conquering' trait, a part of our predatory instincts or perhaps not; either ways over-consumption is more an issue for our survival as a species than planetary climate change, is it not?
Some may say those are all the same thing and perhaps they are but anthropogenic climate change is a statement I can no longer say is completely true. This planet goes through its own cycles and the approaching galactic events have their own impacts, both impacts are great enough to argument the anthropogenic origins of the climate issue. Still that alone is not the cause. So through it all and many essays written on the topic, I came to the conclusion that we are not the sole cause. Climate change is a result of a complex interaction of systems leading to natural change on the planet but in this case, certain events (including human activities) have led to an increase in the rate of change. The bottom line is that the planet will survive but will we? Just because we may not be the sole cause of the issue doesn't mean we should sit debate and do little to nothing. The change to become sustainable shouldn't be political, it should be social for the preservation of our species, so that we can endure. Not so that vested interests can profit and further their own goals, towards all manner of subjugation and exploitation of the rest of us.
Even though I have made these conclusions now, I suspect that my perspective will change as I learn more about the issues and their causes. What I do suspect that may never change is one simple fact. Everything is connected; there are no exclusive systems in existence and so no system should be considered exclusive, save perhaps the greater Cosmos as a whole. This statement includes each and everyone one of us, we are all connected, not only to each other but to the greater system. Right that's my rambling done... Until next time enjoy the weather...
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