Green Fatigue

Time for an update...

Here are a couple of articles from the Independent news paper about 'Green Fatigue' - something we touched on in class. I hope you find them interesting.

The first article is from 2007 and examines why cynicism and disillusionment is creeping into some quarters of the arena of environmental action and goes on to suggest ways that this can be combated - essentially by keeping people enthused for the challenge at a local level where changes and achievements become tangible. It finishes by suggesting that the little-by-little approach to environmental action is simply not enough to keep people engaged and suggests that "regular" people are capable of (and ready to) make significant changes. All we need to do is invoke that action.

The second article is from 2010 which seems to confirm the increasing disengagement that was highlighted in the 2007 article and looks at the statistics behind it all. Interestingly the article finished with a claim from DEFRA that "the country is moving towards a more sustainable future", but i'll let you make your own mind up about that.

Transformation or collapse?

Hello fellow bloggers! This is my first 'proper' post to my blog so i feel i should introduce myself and explain what this is all about for me. If you don't know me already my name is Sam Taylor (which i think is as much as you need to know personally) and i'm using this blog as a tool to help me further my understanding of 'Sustainable Consumption' and to help me communicate my thoughts and ideas on this topic, as well as others ideas. Feel free to leave me comments - i'm quite an amicable person (well, i think so) :D

Here is a link to a video that i found quite interesting It features a commentary by Will Steffen, Executive Director of the Australian National University Climate Change Institute.

In the short video he asks a simple question: will our world transform or collapse in response to the environmental problems that we face? This is a pattern that can be observed throughout history (e.g. The Mayan and Roman civilisations). We have to adapt to the challenges faced, otherwise we face the prospect of serious hardship. This is clearly something we should learn from, but it seems to me that policy makers are not taking this seriously.

Anyway, that's enough comment from me. Enjoy the video and feel free to leave me a comment (i'll be glad to hear what you think).

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