The only zero we are headed for is zero gas and oil as we greedily burn them all up, without a thought for tomorrow. And, as Mrs Thatcher said in 1988 in a speech to the Royal Society:
She believed it possible that "We have unwittingly begun a massive experiment with the system of the earth itself."
By 'system', she meant life support systems, the planet's natural ecosystems.
"Either we get our numbers (population) and our activities into harmony with the powers of the earth to support life or, collapsing ecosystems will do the job for us." (UK Green Party Manifesto for a Sustainable Society, 1970s)
The three main parties all want and work for an unsustainable society. Hence, Attenborough's "collapse of civilisations", "extinction of much of the natural world" and, "time is running out" warnings, at COP 24 in Dec 2018.
We are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Snookered.
No comments:
Post a Comment