Thursday, May 9, 2013

45. A world you like

I just checked out the ‘A World You Like. With a Climate You Like.’ It is worth a look! The EU Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, puts it pretty nicely in a short film and the following text.

"Building a climate-friendly society is without doubt a big challenge, but it is also a huge opportunity. Making our society low-carbon will create new, green jobs and cutting-edge technologies. It will give us lower energy bills, comfortable and modern homes, cleaner air and more mobility. The low-carbon economy is about a smarter kind of growth. About getting more out of less. And if we start now we can make a smooth and cost-effective transition whereas the bill will rise if we postpone action.

A low-carbon society is not a distant Utopian vision. We already have many of the necessary technologies. The real challenge is to apply them and bring them to scale. And all of us can help with that. Fighting climate change is about creating a world we want to live in, a world we're proud to present to our kids. If we continue with business as usual, climate change can reach dangerous levels in the coming years and its consequences are already being felt around globe. But we can prevent that by taking action now." 

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