As global supply chains are increasingly threatened by sea level rise and unpredictable weather, insurance costs will rise exponentially and we will inevitably be forced to produce as much food and essential items locally as possible.
The sooner we begin to develop sustainable communities, the greater opportunity we have to mitigate those inevitable risks and keep people and our environment protected. The strengthening of community communication, connections and skills is a key aspect of those changes.
While communities will gain much from greatly strengthened community and local skills, we will need to shed much of our current consumerist ‘growth’ mindset- a mindset that says our towns, businesses, GDP and exploitation of the natural world, needs to constantly increase. The project ‘Take the Jump’ provides excellent advice on reducing our footprint.
We know we live on a finite planet which is already exploited beyond its limits. As climate change accelerates, we will be forced to get off the treadmill of ‘ growth’ and consumerism.
We need to change the paradigm now from the god of ‘growth’, to a respect for all living things-to acknowledge that we are inescapably and thankfully part of nature and have to live within its means.
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