25. Climate change is a global problem with grave implications:
environmental, social, economic, political and for the distribution of
goods. It represents one of the principal challenges facing humanity in
our day. Its worst impact will probably be felt by developing countries
in coming decades. Many of the poor live in areas particularly affected
by phenomena related to warming, and their means of subsistence are
largely dependent on natural reserves and ecosystemic services such as
agriculture, fishing and forestry. They have no other financial
activities or resources which can enable them to adapt to climate change
or to face natural disasters, and their access to social services and
protection is very limited. For example, changes in climate, to which
animals and plants cannot adapt, lead them to migrate; this in turn
affects the livelihood of the poor, who are then forced to leave their
homes, with great uncertainty for their future and that of their
children. There has been a tragic rise in the number of migrants seeking
to flee from the growing poverty caused by environmental degradation.
They are not recognized by international conventions as refugees; they
bear the loss of the lives they have left behind, without enjoying any
legal protection whatsoever. Sadly, there is widespread indifference to
such suffering, which is even now taking place throughout our world. Our
lack of response to these tragedies involving our brothers and sisters
points to the loss of that sense of responsibility for our fellow men
and women upon which all civil society is founded.
Capitalism lends itself to the rewards of money. So the only ecosystem services that matter to a capitalistic government/society is what reward money. There is no real definition of ecosystem in any constitution. The US Constitution was written when there were only 13 colonies. The world had found a new natural resource to plunder and plunder they did. You could say capitalism is nothing but plunder.
So, the people that have appreciation of the natural systems are commonly native peoples. They have a far longer history on any continent than any existing government. It is the reverse for the ecosystem that the USA Constitution lacks. There have been laws and rules since the constitution that does realize a reverence for the natural world, however, where that interferes with plunder there is a political party that lacks a soul.
26. Many of those who possess more resources and economic or political power seem mostly to be concerned with masking the problems or concealing their symptoms, simply making efforts to reduce some of the negative impacts of climate change. However, many of these symptoms indicate that such effects will continue to worsen if we continue with current models of production and consumption. There is an urgent need to develop policies so that, in the next few years, the emission of carbon dioxide and other highly polluting gases can be drastically reduced, for example, substituting for fossil fuels and developing sources of renewable energy. Worldwide there is minimal access to clean and renewable energy. There is still a need to develop adequate storage technologies. Some countries have made considerable progress, although it is far from constituting a significant proportion. Investments have also been made in means of production and transportation which consume less energy and require fewer raw materials, as well as in methods of construction and renovating buildings which improve their energy efficiency. But these good practices are still far from widespread.
"those who possess more resources and economic or political power" are all contained in a small number of people with absolutely no regard for what is vital to human life. They have no concept of the poor. The concept they have is what comprises benevolence of wealth and determined by those that control the benevolence. Frequently a country's leadership is not interested in supplying benevolence, so much as allowing a reduction in human rights violations.
Capitalism lends itself to the rewards of money. So the only ecosystem services that matter to a capitalistic government/society is what reward money. There is no real definition of ecosystem in any constitution. The US Constitution was written when there were only 13 colonies. The world had found a new natural resource to plunder and plunder they did. You could say capitalism is nothing but plunder.
So, the people that have appreciation of the natural systems are commonly native peoples. They have a far longer history on any continent than any existing government. It is the reverse for the ecosystem that the USA Constitution lacks. There have been laws and rules since the constitution that does realize a reverence for the natural world, however, where that interferes with plunder there is a political party that lacks a soul.
26. Many of those who possess more resources and economic or political power seem mostly to be concerned with masking the problems or concealing their symptoms, simply making efforts to reduce some of the negative impacts of climate change. However, many of these symptoms indicate that such effects will continue to worsen if we continue with current models of production and consumption. There is an urgent need to develop policies so that, in the next few years, the emission of carbon dioxide and other highly polluting gases can be drastically reduced, for example, substituting for fossil fuels and developing sources of renewable energy. Worldwide there is minimal access to clean and renewable energy. There is still a need to develop adequate storage technologies. Some countries have made considerable progress, although it is far from constituting a significant proportion. Investments have also been made in means of production and transportation which consume less energy and require fewer raw materials, as well as in methods of construction and renovating buildings which improve their energy efficiency. But these good practices are still far from widespread.
"those who possess more resources and economic or political power" are all contained in a small number of people with absolutely no regard for what is vital to human life. They have no concept of the poor. The concept they have is what comprises benevolence of wealth and determined by those that control the benevolence. Frequently a country's leadership is not interested in supplying benevolence, so much as allowing a reduction in human rights violations.
