Harm Reduction

Somebody wrote to me today: "It is no longer a matter of saving the planet" ... my thought today is that we could if we had the will to do so. I've come across the "One Degree War Plan" which would get us back to safety -- but it would require the top seven or eight countries to all pull together in a global "war" effort. I think it unlikely. So we are headed for bad territory. 

Nevertheless there will be a new generation living in it, so I think we can't just throw up our hands. We must do all we can to minimize the damage that's being done. For example, if not everybody gives up flying, those who do so are helping minimize the damage. If not everybody becomes a vegan, those who do are minimizing the damage. Those who buy an electric car are minimizing the damage. Those who calculate their carbon footprint and buy carbon offsets are minimizing the damage. It's all down to harm reduction, in a sense.