 View from Switzerland
Here in Switzerland the glaciers are melting quickly and the permafrost in the alps is no longer a trustful solid ground for buildings. Just to protect our roads from falling rocks due to the higher temperature in our country costs billions of dollars!
I think there should also be another reason to reduce our oil consumption. Simply because fossil fuels are limited resources. And I don't think it's right to burn all the oil or coal in just three or four generations. Maybe our next generations would have a much better use for the oil than just to put it into a tank.
Unfortunately people only change their habits if they have to pay much more for the same. This is the negative side and it takes some time to find a new balance. On the other hand, higher costs for fossil products opens a wide field for complete new solutions. A lot of smart companies in Europe and Far East have already started to develop new energy saving products and thereby created many new jobs. And this business is growing rapidly!
And everybody who wants to participate has already to be quick to catch the rolling train!
I'd like to ask you guys from the US: Are you (and your government) fully aware of this new global trend? Is this an issue, the positive effects on the economy and not only the short-term costs?
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