Is the climate crisis progressing faster than the changing state of public awareness regarding the issue of the importance of the green transformation of the economy?
Is the climate crisis, the progressive process of global warming moving faster than the changing state of public awareness regarding the issue of the importance of the green transformation of the economy to slow down the process?
How long might it take for a change in consciousness, such as. on the full understanding of the need to change to a meatless diet, on not using motor vehicles powered by an internal combustion engine or at least turning off the engine when the vehicle is stationary, not mowing lawns but replacing them with flower meadows, planting trees wherever possible, not buying new clothes when the previously used ones are not damaged, not buying various types of products when the previously used ones are still fully functional, repairing previously used household appliances and other equipment instead of buying new ones, and if buying it at used equipment sales, etc.? Will this kind of change in consciousness to pro-climate, pro-environment and pro-environment last a generation, shorter or longer?
In the 21st century, new megatrends of global, long-term, multi-year processes, including processes of climate change, processes of environmental change, social processes, economic processes, processes of changing economic paradigms and processes of green transformation of the economy, are taking place or are just beginning to take place. What all these processes have in common is that they are proceeding on a multi-year scale, they are multi-faceted, complex, interrelated, they operate as objective processes, they are increasingly visible, the role and importance of these processes is growing. However, what is particularly important and what differentiates these processes from each other is the rate of progressive change, including the development of the determinants that generate these processes. Well, taking into account the period since the first industrial revolution, both the process of global warming is progressing faster and faster, as well as the process of people noticing these climate changes and their effects, the process of development of pro-climate and pro-environmental awareness of citizens, as well as the process of green transformation of the economy, which has been taking place since relatively recently, is also progressing faster and faster every year. However, the pace of the progressive process of increasing the level of pro-ecological, pro-environmental and pro-climate awareness and the processes of man-made green transformation of the economy, which are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, slowing down the processes of climate change, reducing the scale of the negative effects of these processes, reducing the scale of the level of environmental pollution, reducing the scale of nature degradation, increasing the scale of climate and biosphere protection, reducing the scale of the loss of biodiversity of the planet's natural ecosystems are still progressing too slowly in view of the accelerating process of global warming.
Given the speed of the progressive process of global warming and the pace of the green transition process being implemented, the important change that can also be made in a relatively longer period of time is the change in the consciousness of citizens to a more pro-climate, pro-environment and pro-environment. However, how much of a change in consciousness it may take, involving, for example However, how long it may take to change people's consciousness, such as fully understanding the need to change their diet to a meat-free one, not using motor vehicles powered by combustion engines or at least turning off the engine when the vehicle is stationary, not mowing lawns but changing them into flower meadows, planting trees where possible, not buying new clothes when the ones used so far are not damaged, not buying different kinds of products when the ones used so far are still fully functional, repairing previously used household appliances and other equipment instead of buying new ones, and if buying it at second-hand equipment sales, etc.? perhaps depends on many factors. This kind of change in consciousness to pro-climate, pro-environment and pro-environment will perhaps take a generation, perhaps shorter or longer. This issue is determined, among others, by such factors as education; the message coming from the media; the information policy of the new media, including online social media; climate, environmental, energy, agricultural policies shaped by politicians; the addition of the goals of sustainable development, green business transformation, environmental social responsibility, climate responsibility, etc. to the development strategy and mission of a company, enterprise, bank, public institution, etc. Besides, the aforementioned factors are interrelated, influence each other and act as an interconnected system of vessels. The key issue of changing the level of pro-environmental and pro-climate awareness is the information policy shaped by decision-makers, by governments, by key public institutions on the issues of ecology, climate, the environment, the role of man in the greenhouse gas emissions generated by civilization, the accelerating process of global warming, the increasingly prevalent and growing negative effects of these processes, environmental degradation, the rapid decline in the biodiversity of the planet's natural ecosystems, the green transformation of the economy, etc..., the specific climate, environmental, energy policies applied by the governments of the countries and, therefore, real pro-social policies, the role of the media in promoting the above-mentioned issues, including, among others, the accelerating process of global warming and the need to accelerate the processes of green transformation of the economy, the role of youth education in these issues, etc.
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IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT AS A KEY ELEMENT OF THE PRO-ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE ECONOMY TOWARDS GREEN ECONOMY AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY
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Is the climate crisis, the progressive process of global warming, proceeding faster than the changing state of public awareness of the issue of the importance of green transformation of the economy to slow down this process?
Is the climate crisis progressing faster than the changing state of public awareness regarding the issue of the importance of green transformation of the economy?
Is the climate crisis progressing faster than the progressive development of pro-environmental and pro-climate awareness of citizens?
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Respected sir:
The pace of the climate crisis is indeed outstripping the progress in developing widespread pro-environmental and pro-climate awareness among citizens. While there has been a growing recognition of environmental issues and climate change in recent years, spurred by scientific research, advocacy efforts, and media coverage, the urgency of the climate crisis demands more rapid and comprehensive action. Despite increasing awareness, there are still significant barriers to behavior change, including entrenched habits, economic interests, political challenges, and cultural norms. Additionally, the complexity and scale of the climate crisis require coordinated global efforts, which can be slow to materialize due to political divisions and competing priorities. However, the growing momentum of grassroots movements, youth activism, and corporate sustainability initiatives offers hope for accelerating progress in building pro-environmental awareness and driving meaningful action to address the climate crisis.
while public awareness of climate change is growing, the pace of this change is still too slow compared to the accelerating climate crisis. Bridging the gap between knowledge and action will require a multi-pronged approach that addresses emotions, social norms, and the systemic barriers to pro-environmental behavior. Urgent and sustained action is needed at all levels to create the societal transformation required to avert the worst impacts of climate change.
Yes, climate change is progressing faster than governments' public awareness in Africa. For example, South Africa had floods in 2023 at the Kwazulu Natal province with huge damages in both public and private properties, human lives loss. While government was still consulting, discussing renovations, within the four months period the hurricane came again and destroy more.
I agree with his idea. The climate crisis is progressively faster than the environmental and climate awareness of human beings. Those environmental and climate problems are exponentially increasing due to human activities and industrialization. Also, there are different reasons like political tensions and instability to ignore the climate issue globally. Also, even in developing countries environmental and climate crisis awareness is too low, and no political will for environmental and climate-smart strategies.
Therefore, the climate crisis progressive is faster than the pro-environmental and pro-climate awareness of citizens of the world.