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Evidence 2: Climate Action for Dummies

William Greiner

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William Greiner

EH1012.801, A01763525, Evidence 2

Fallacies

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Fallacies

Personal Dimension

Citizen Dimension

Dimensions of Climate Action

Actions

Actions

Fallacies

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Fallacies

Consumer Dimension

Professional Dimension

Actions

Actions

Personal Dimension

Taking Responsibility

When talking about the personal dimension of climate action, we want to discuss how you and your actions personally affect climate change. Everyone has dream, goals, and beliefs, but part of being a human is recognizing that our actions have reactions! Ask yourself if who you are can be affected by climate change and how you can adjust yourself to reduce your own environmental burden.

  • Do my actions have enivronmental consequences?
  • Can I help others with fighting climate change?
  • What can I do daily to help make small changes?
  • Can I reduce my consumption?
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Organizations, such as the EPA, are often flawwed in how much they can actually help, due to politcs, money, and time. By adding your help, you can alieviate those flaws little by little! Each contribution increases how effective an organization is!

Each action you take has an equal reaction, be that contributing or fighting against climate change. Everyone needs to help change their ways when we are all in danger. Only through the others we know and the actions we take can we make change.

Organizations are made up of individual people and are not a monolith! Many are focused on a specific part of climate change and can always use new perspectives, help, and topics to focus on. Better manned orgs can make bigger changes!

Orgs are People

Groups face steep battles

Every Action has a Reaction

Consumer Fallacies

Many of us have grown up in 1st world countries under some form of capitalist economy. One thing that we know we need to survive is to consume. But why should we stop living the way we want to, the way we've had to work hard for?

Arguments for consumption
  • Others consume more than me, so my consumption is negligilble.
  • I worked hard for this life, so I should live it any way I want!
  • Stopping consuming will end the economy!
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Consumer Dimension

Never stop buying!

Our world is filled with messages that tell us to never stop our consumption or purchase of goods. Our economies, or lifestyles, even our cultures and religions can be said to be based off a need to never stop consuming. But is that viable for a livable world?

How do we address the need to stop consumption? Do we even need to stop consuming, or just limit it? What will happen if we do and is it fair to tell others to suffer from non-consumption because we've had our fill?

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Climate change sometimes seems out of our personal control and too big for one person to make a difference. What good is it for one mere person to change their ways when so many others and larger entities are not?

What can I do?

Organizations like the EPA and Greenpeace are already tackling the climate change problem and are much larger and powerful than I. What will my help do?

Others help, why should I?

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Citizenship Fallacies

Of all the dimensions, citizenship and combating climate change from the perspective of a global citizen can be the most dissapproved. Traditional citizenship actions seem trite and unaffective. Can one make a big difference traditionally? Have you ever heard the arguments below?

Professional Falacies

Similar to the citizen dimension, many of the fallacies of the professional dimension critique economic systems and personal ability.

  • Working in capitalism perpetuates climate change.
  • You are just another brick in the wall, what can you do?
  • No CEO or executive will risk profit loss for ethical environmental protection.
  • Company environmental groups don't do anything.
  • Small businesses don't create effective climate action.

Consumption Actions

While it's impossible to completely stop our consumption habits, there is environmental and economic incentives to limit our consumption to environmentally responsible levels, no matter the economic system. As many economies, and our environment, approachs thier natural growth limits, consumers need to change their habits. Sometimes it can be painful, but asking oneself if something is a "need" or a "want" and finding shared ways to satisfy both is the best way forward!

  • Share Needs, Limit Wants. Reduce frivolity while sharing needed resources with your community.
  • Research sustainable products to consume.
  • Try Vegetarian/Vegan only meals a few times a week.
  • Spend less on items and more on ways to become more sustainable (like solar panels, etc).

Want vs Need

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Corporations are made of people and people are incentivised to care about thier environment! Professionals do care about the environment and small to medium businesses can be created with even more focus on environmental concerns! As before, lead by sharing needed resources and limiting wasteful wants within the offices and business strategy meetings!

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Citizen Dimension

We all Live in a Society

"No man is an Island." (Donne, 1600's) Just as Donne says, we are never truly alone. Even if we were to live on the fringes of the world, we are affected by local, regional, and global societies. Whether or not we like it, we are citizens on planet Earth and must use our power as citizens for a positive change. Learn about some of the fallacies and ways that we can take action as citizens of planet Earth to combat climate change.

Professional Dimension

Changing with our Successes

Climate action doesn't have to be limited to actions taken in one's personal time. Seeking out careers in indsutries and with companies that understand their impact on the planet is important for our personal and ecological successes!

Citizenship Actions

Look below for some counter arguments for the fallacies from before!

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