As a young person studying sustainable development, most of what I see is that many people decide to ignore what is happening. For people my age, I will not blame them, because it is difficult to have hope for the earth or think, oh, should I invest in real estate when I am young? Maybe that piece of land will disappear in 20 or 30 years. My first question is, how do we start talking about this issue in such an important way as you said, and that comes to our minds without losing a lot of hope?
It’s easier to despair when you don’t understand the reason, and the whole thing seems to just emerge from the ether. What makes it easier for me to deal with is to learn and understand that this is actually a done thing. This is done by the fossil fuel industry. This is a very complicated operation, but considering other intelligence operations carried out around the world, it is not that complicated.
Therefore, through the idea of conducting large-scale covert operations through various front-line organizations, hide the source of funds and put your factories in place. These factories are basically paid by lying and cover-ups.
But because we are Americans, and because we generally believe that democracy is an honest way of doing business, we did not quickly realize the structure, system, and purpose of the equipment used in the fossil fuel industry as we should. Set up even if the scientist studies it and recognizes it and flags the participants. Even so, it does not fit our narrative.
So we let it grow, we let it run, we let it do its evil work. Now, I think we must have a whole new dialogue to discuss what role the company should play in politics after failing us so much on this extremely important issue.
We must have a very important dialogue on political transparency, because the fuel of this dialogue is black money, anonymous funds, Exxon Mobil, Marathon or API capabilities, whoever it is can hide the false information behind them. The name is like, you know, North Hampton Peace and Prosperity.
When I think of climate change, I think of the intersection of social problems and disasters. When you talk about the IPCC report in Congress and come up with a map of Rhode Island, it kind of describes how geography will change in response to flooding.
Those who are about to be displaced are already a marginalized group. They are experiencing issues such as student loan debt, race, socioeconomic and gender inequality, violations of indigenous treaties and rising housing costs. So not only do they have to experience climate change, but all these other mental, physical, and financial boundaries have been placed on them.
When so many people are already struggling to pay rent or pay for medical expenses, how can we expect people to fund personal solutions and mitigation measures?
What do we need to do to allow government officials at all levels to begin to consider social climate solutions and climate assistance to help create equal security for the climate crisis?
I would say, Gabbie, I think this is already happening. In this area, I would be very grateful to the Biden administration. I think they are really determined to solve this problem on the path of environmental justice.This is very relevant to the strong work we have been doing American Rescue Plan, To pass at least part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, as well as the reconciliation plan we are planning to re-adjust the country’s economic balance so that the poorest people will not be the most exploited due to the inversion of the tax law, thereby making billionaires Pay lower tax rates than their drivers, gardeners and maids
So I think the two must go together. This is a test of American democracy. If we cannot solve the problem of climate change, if we continue to lead a basically manipulated economic system, then a very terrible message will be sent to people, they will be very angry, and they will vote for more like Donald Trump. People.
You are right to see these intersections, because what people want is to be heard. They are treated fairly and know that they enjoy a respectable position in society. If you take these things away, there is really no way to fix it.
At Appalachian State University, I am very concerned about sustainable technology, but I also pay attention to the theories and applications behind communication, how to solve these problems, so that everyone has a feeling of inclusiveness. We are in a very remote rural area in North Carolina, so it’s really important to make sure that farmers feel that their needs are met and that they understand what the climate crisis will affect them.
This is Sophia’s problem. If climate action now seems difficult to participate, if we flip the script, is there a way to advance only the social connection part as a way forward?
Sophia Assab
This is actually what I am writing my graduation thesis. I am very fascinated by how taking care of myself will help us take care of the earth. As Gabbie said, many people have already experienced the effects of climate change there. In the United States, we really don’t have a good social safety net.
When you try to put food on the table, pay for medical bills, and pay for college, you really can’t think outside of yourself. My argument, my idea is that once we handle these things, people’s time and mind space will be open to be able to look at their neighbors, look at the earth and say, oh, we need to take care of this too.
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