Emergency
We are in the middle of a climate emergency and (almost) no one is panicking. Why? Human nature. At the gym, a fire alarm went off. No one panicked. No one even moved. Each individual assessed the situation. Can I see fire, smell smoke, see others taking action? No. Am I being told to leave? No. Is it inconvenient? Yes. Eventually we were evacuated and it was a false alarm. It’s the same with climate change. We hope it’s a false alarm. And until we personally see and feel the effects, we will not panic, or change our behaviour.
— Wayne Visser
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