To what extent can humans change to contribute and preserve the environment?
Pollution, landfill, chemical waste, climate change, and natural disasters are only a few examples of the consequences we have created due to our linear economical model not being compatible with the environmental cyclical cycle. So what are the problems and how are we contributing to them in the first place? What might be some of the things we can do in order to better our situation? Lastly, if the environmental problem is as bad as it seems, how not many people are trying to make a change? And how come the changes made aren’t as eye opening or visible?
We are living in a society where there used to be a few billion people living on this world, but now we’re slowly …show more content…
Most of the people around the world know about the three Rs; Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. This method is an effective method where it asks you to reduce the usage of materials that are unnecessary or that will end up in the trash without serving a good purpose anyways, reuse materials so that you don’t have to buy new ones, and recycle materials so that it can be used again by the companies who need them, instead of throwing it into a landfill where it will be left there to rot and companies will be required to make new materials from scratch (CatN). This method is also known as “Minimize”, where we use fewer materials, and use less energy, therefore reducing the carbon footprint. However, the problem with this method is that it doesn’t solve the main problem of this issue. Even if we were to minimize the wastes, we are only postponing the moment where we will complete exhaust the resources available on the planet, and with a steadily growing population, our effort of slowing down the harvest of materials will speed up again overtime to accompany the population of the world. In another word, our linear economic model is not going to be compatible with the world’s cyclical cycle with a small minimization of harvesting resources. Even though this method is a great start for us to make a change, it is only making the situation less bad (Reggs). If we want to continue creating …show more content…
Despite knowing this, it’s very surprising to see that the government isn’t strongly imposing laws on businesses, firms and factories to reduce production or waste for now, in order to rethink their factories, as well as their products so that it no longer harms the environment. It’s also surprising that the government isn’t educating or encouraging the citizens to help contribute to the change of our world, such as using more energy efficient lights, or even recycling. One possible explanation to why there are barely any movements for the improvement of the environment is due to the generation of people who are in most power at this current moment. When people are young, they are curious and are open to changes and education because they know nothing about the world; therefore, they want to experience it and understand it as much as they can. However, the older these people become, the harder it is for them to adapt to the changes that were not present at their time period. The older a person gets, the more they prefer predictability, and stability because they know that they won’t have the energy to cope with the changes presented to them, especially if the changes are big and demanding. To a certain extent, the changes required for a better environment is very demanding because
Pollution, landfill, chemical waste, climate change, and natural disasters are only a few examples of the consequences we have created due to our linear economical model not being compatible with the environmental cyclical cycle. So what are the problems and how are we contributing to them in the first place? What might be some of the things we can do in order to better our situation? Lastly, if the environmental problem is as bad as it seems, how not many people are trying to make a change? And how come the changes made aren’t as eye opening or visible?
We are living in a society where there used to be a few billion people living on this world, but now we’re slowly …show more content…
Most of the people around the world know about the three Rs; Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. This method is an effective method where it asks you to reduce the usage of materials that are unnecessary or that will end up in the trash without serving a good purpose anyways, reuse materials so that you don’t have to buy new ones, and recycle materials so that it can be used again by the companies who need them, instead of throwing it into a landfill where it will be left there to rot and companies will be required to make new materials from scratch (CatN). This method is also known as “Minimize”, where we use fewer materials, and use less energy, therefore reducing the carbon footprint. However, the problem with this method is that it doesn’t solve the main problem of this issue. Even if we were to minimize the wastes, we are only postponing the moment where we will complete exhaust the resources available on the planet, and with a steadily growing population, our effort of slowing down the harvest of materials will speed up again overtime to accompany the population of the world. In another word, our linear economic model is not going to be compatible with the world’s cyclical cycle with a small minimization of harvesting resources. Even though this method is a great start for us to make a change, it is only making the situation less bad (Reggs). If we want to continue creating …show more content…
Despite knowing this, it’s very surprising to see that the government isn’t strongly imposing laws on businesses, firms and factories to reduce production or waste for now, in order to rethink their factories, as well as their products so that it no longer harms the environment. It’s also surprising that the government isn’t educating or encouraging the citizens to help contribute to the change of our world, such as using more energy efficient lights, or even recycling. One possible explanation to why there are barely any movements for the improvement of the environment is due to the generation of people who are in most power at this current moment. When people are young, they are curious and are open to changes and education because they know nothing about the world; therefore, they want to experience it and understand it as much as they can. However, the older these people become, the harder it is for them to adapt to the changes that were not present at their time period. The older a person gets, the more they prefer predictability, and stability because they know that they won’t have the energy to cope with the changes presented to them, especially if the changes are big and demanding. To a certain extent, the changes required for a better environment is very demanding because