By Shalin Jethi (Guest blogger)
‘Your Climate – My Future’ Is this is a joke? Well - it is if you don’t mind being fried, drowned and starved – perhaps within a short space of each other. No, I am just scaring you because God will make it all right and save his/her creation….will s/he really want to do that after what we have done to such a beautiful Earth? Hmmm if I was God I would probably say: ‘this is one too many’ and let it go. You are probably ready to have it out with me now, aren’t you?
‘Your Climate – My Future’ is the title of an interactive discussion we will be running on behalf of The Converging World at the CHOGM People’s Forum to raise awareness about climate change and energy security. For the first time the Commonwealth has given this issue a top billing for CHOGM. I wish they had given it the top spot 5 years ago but never mind – better late than never – and rightly so as it is one of the most imminently threatening issues for every human being on the planet. Don’t take my word for it - look out of your window and see the smog and ask yourself one simple question: ‘how much pollution can my lungs take before they rebel?’ If the answer is infinite then you are indeed a masterpiece of creation. If any less than that then think about the planet in the same way.
But no one is an expert on this subject so come and tell us what you think and also have fun interacting at our workshop on
Wednesday 21 November 12.30 – 2.30 p.m at the Green Space at the People’s Space
All welcome.
