Our Ultimate MOTHER … Earth!


January 23, 2020
Courtesy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVLcj-XKnM&feature=emb_title
Several posts this week made me sit up and think critically … “what are we doing to our mother Earth!”

Firstly, Conservation International’s “Nature is Speaking”, on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVLcj-XKnM&feature=emb_title, impacted me the most – I implore you to see this short video but it’s MOST STRIKING excerpts are given below-
QUOTE
“             … I don’t really need people.  But people need me.  Yes, your future depends on me.
When I thrive, you thrive.  When I falter, you falter.  Or worse.
How you choose to live each day, whether you regard or disregard me, doesn’t really matter to me.
Your actions will determine your fate.  Not mine.  I am nature.  I will go on …”
UNQUOTE
                              CHILLING …yes!





Then, Denmark’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Rolf Holmboe, opined in https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/601152-who-s-afraid-of-renewables.  Again, an EYE-OPENER and again I request you to read this short and very interesting piece, the excerpts of which are –
QUOTE
1.       Globally performing economies are the ones transitioning fastest to renewable electricity production
2.       Renewable energy [can] form the baseload in producing electricity (more than 80 percent of electricity used in Denmark is now generated from renewables)
3.       The only way to make the energy sector viable in Pakistan is transitioning to renewable [which can] offer affordable prices to consumers
UNQUOTE

Pakistan is RICH in solar, wind & water sources – just misused!  There are but a few countries in the world that can boast these resources concurrently.  A few business houses like GUL AHMED have started wind turbines but more needs to be done by more people.

Then, there’s 17-year old Greta Thunberg’s message on climate change “Our House Is Still on Fire” – https://nyti.ms/3auVR0m.
Here, we have young, teen activists bringing our doom to our attention – why can’t we, as adults, understand our actions are killing the very ‘hand that feeds us’ … Mother Earth!  Why can’t we think of our future!?

Lastly, I had written about recycling & harvesting rain water https://dinshawavari.com/2019/08/08/and-the-rains-are-upon-us/ in August 2019. 

We have rain…we have water from our melting snows … It’s just a matter of harnessing natural sources to sustain … LIFE!

               Indeed, as Rolf concludes, “Where does Pakistan want to be?”

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