I think humans are responsible for most of the changes in the climate, and it's not how many there are, but the way of life we have chosen. It seems to have been geared more towards convenience, comfort, and greed, more than what's best for society and the planet.
We may make fun of the Amish, and their primitive ways, but perhaps their values warrant some merit. They are not necessarily opposed to some modern technology and devices. The Amish believe that technology should be used in a way that supports, rather than undermines, their values and way of life. They are actually opposed to things that will make people more distant from each other and less caring about their neighbors.
They are very cautious about adopting new technologies. They carefully consider the potential impact on their way of life and what they value, before making a decision. What would the world look like if all humans had that mindset. It's merely a philosophical point because chasing that pipe dream is a fool's errand, but there is accountability for all choices we make, and now the bill has arrived.
The Amish certainly live a lifestyle more in sync with nature than those shouting for change whose lives create a mega carbon emission. If we compare the Amish to the Alaskan Natives, then we see the Amish with a larger carbon emission.
The thing is, for years the melting permafrost has made coastal living a problem for the Alaskan Natives. It has forced them to move to higher ground where the permafrost is deeper and not melting. Since their life style, for generations, was based on coastal subsistence living, this change created many problems for them.
Very few and certainly no lower 48 politicians gave a fat rats tail about them and their plight, until recent years, then scientist released info on the escaping methane due to the permafrost barrier no longer covering these organic decaying areas and that methane would affect the entire planet. Then the panic started and politicians pushing for green energy and such became wealthy and the Natives were and are still faced with a problem.
Wind turbines and solar cells haven't done jack to slow the melt. In fact in my opinion, they have added to it because of the massive burning coal factories that produce them.
They work for solutions daily while the politics, many times full of false narratives, continues and creates a doom day scenario for many that haven't studied the science and rather choose to believe anything the political party they are aligned with, says.
Who has been left out of the big Climate Change meetings? The Arctic Natives of the world, many still living like they have for generations. Who knows more about permafrost melting effects than the native people?
Here is a photo my dad, a scientist, took in 1959 of a melting Alaskan glacier. We lived there five months
during the late spring. summer, and early fall to study melting glaciers. This topic is a 66 year old one for me.
I have a great love for the indigenous people of Alaska, even thought my Indian heritage is mostly from the
southeastern USA and southern Canada.
