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I already follow the @upmewhale community for some time now and saw this writing contest with a topic of which I think everybody has a opinion about, Global warming.

With this post I want to participate in the contest, not even to win it but to contribute about a very important topic and to express my own thoughts about it.

Global warming in general

There are different views and definitions of global warming. Sometimes it seems that it depends on the person you ask. The fact is that global warming is a serious issue that is sometimes laughed about. It is often used as an argument "this is something of centuries, ice age, extreme drought, floods". And that is partly true, these are all things that have happened over time. Only what is forgotten is that in those times all kinds of developments such as planes, cars, large factories were not there. This is all extra and causes an acceleration of pollution and global warming. And in such a time that nature has no time to restore this naturally.

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What do I notice of the global warming

Global warming is not a self-contained thing. I like to put this under the bigger picture of pollution and environmental problems. If we look at the sea, how much plastic disappears in it and what this means for the environment. This cannot go well for much longer.

If we look at the climate, here in the Netherlands the summers get a little warmer every year, last year we touched the 40 degrees celcius. Heat records are broken every time and yet people keep saying that it is something natural. I personally do not believe in it. I am not worried about the short term, it will not go so fast that the problems prevent us from living normally. I am worried about the long term. With all technological developments we are capable of a lot but we are also destroying the earth bit by bit.

I don't believe in activism in the extreme form, environmental activists who destroy things from others, damage people .... It only encourages misunderstanding. I am in favor of constructive consultation and joint solutions. Energy, for example, the earth is perfectly capable of supplying energy without pollution. Solar panels, windmills, all climate-neutral solutions that meet our needs but also leave the earth alone in terms of pollution. From the government there are (in the Netherlands) allowances in costs for climate-neutral heating and the use of energy. For example, the government wants everyone to get rid of the gas. I myself have found that when you start renovating or building, you can do this well. But for many families this is simply not feasible financially. Also not with an allowance from the government.

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What do I think will stop global warming?

I really think that a whole change is needed in people's mindset. It is now so easy to get a hold of the car, to use that chemical for weeds or to book a flight. And don't get me wrong, I also contribute to that. We also fly during the holidays, but if you look closely ... The ease with which we do that, not looking at alternatives that may be less polluting. Buy groceries and take the packaging for granted, and again not look for alternatives. We are all guilty of it and there are very few who really look at it and take it into account.

With our move we have taken solar panels and a heat pump. On the one hand from an economic point of view, on the other hand because the inderdad is simply better for the environment. Of course we can do much more about the climate, waste separation, other ways of packaging, more frequent use of public transport, eating less meat .... it all sounds so easy, but why don't we do it .... I ask myself, do you also ask the question?

Have a great weekend,

Peter

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