The point where sustainability in the future is no longer looked at as a possibility but a must. This point is not taken seriously enough, our economy is on a tightrope as is our climate.
"A new report says the government should not just be trying to prevent the effects of climate change, but should focus on adapting to its inevitable impact."-Channel 4 (2009)
Already the thought of trying to be sustainable is being cast aside, there are bigger problems to face at the moment in the governments eyes and it is these issues that will be our downfall.
The thought of nuclear power is quite appealing to most, but it is a quick fix in comparison to what we could do and how much power we could generate with what we already have freely working on this planet (water, wind and solar radiation.)
It does seem as though we are all big children with no adult to tell us when we've played enough and now its time to do our homework, with the inevitable consequence of not having the future we want. Sustainability has a stigma attached to it, people don't like to think of reusing stuff for the better, there is a need for constant fresh and new without a thought as to where it comes from. This attitude has become apparent due to the standard of life we have all become used to and we don't necessarily need.
So the main threat then is every bodies attitudes to what is really important, the governments attitudes to what is priority, is it the economy, war, or our future? Some could say that economy and war will decide our future, but if thought about on a more broader scale; We're at war due to oil, oil is for our energy, the war costs us billions which could go into our economy. Therefore, if there was no war for oil, the economy would be in a better state and there would be more money for the development of renewable resources, no?
The development of the hydro engine has been tried and tested, as has the electric car, but oil companies have so much money invested into governments and economies that new ways of energy on a large scale are just not possible. Oil companies with their BILLIONS of pounds and dollars coming in and out of the country are not going to have that money circulating within a country that does not buy enough of their product.
So its not really "when will there be a change in our attitude" that's going to be the decider anymore its going to be "when there is a huge change in the climate" that we will change our attitude.
