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Climate Change - Adapt or die:

I am a sceptic; not of Climate Change, but of the methods being presented and the way it is handled. Carbon is not king, it is but a pawn in the machinations of politics and industry as they commercialise and privatise Climate Change just as any other commodity. Data from computer models is not certain enough and interpretations about future warming and damage can be very misleading with the media reporting the worst results.

We have to really start adapting our strategies toward Climate Change away from politics and industry or nothing will be done, due to the short-term interests of government and profiteering commercial interests. We vote for change and nothing happens, we consume out of loyalty and get nothing in return. It's time we re-negotiated our asymmetrical pact with these over-arching institutions and established micro-community projects.

Micro-community projects would involve independent areas or the community getting together and deciding what energy needs they desire and how to accomplish this. There are growing numbers of people going off-grid and producing their own power, sourcing their own water, and managing their own waste. However, this self-sufficiency and 'free' energy will surely not go unnoticed and could one day be subject to some kind of off-grid taxing. Authorities would soon find themselves out of work if people weren't subject to them, but some kind of post-deregulation of the energy industry will be needed to free the consumer from prohibitive bills and unreliable energy sources. The energy industry, even a green one, are there to make a profit and as long as Climate Change has been privatised and commercialised, there will be no forthcoming New Energy Age for the foreseeable future, so people will have to motivate and demonstrate their commitment in wanting change with or without the government's help or permission

All our eggs are in one basket in dealing with carbon alone in trading and taxes and not thinking about some kind of adaptation to climate change. The tipping point has probably already arrived as the Earth will continue to warm no matter what we do now. If we do not have a multi-pronged approach, our eggs will literally be scrambled. Adapting is not about giving in to sceptics or to inevitable climate changes. We have to be realistic. We have not learned from the past and seen how many ancient Empires have fallen because of environmental disasters, some caused by human hands. Why can we

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