Being Small is no Excuse

August 10, 2021

#ClimateChange hitting headlines again will inevitably bring out the ‘we’re too small/insignificant to make a difference brigade’, so time to roll out this mic-drop moment from Rod Carr @ClimateCommNZ for y’all to go bust some denialism.
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— Alec Tang 鄧振揚 (@AlecTang_) August 9, 2021

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7 Responses to “Being Small is no Excuse”

pendantry Says:

August 10, 2021 at 3:52 pm
Nice idea. Wouldn’t work. In my experience, the average climate change denier cannot (or does not want to) comprehend numbers.

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redskylite Says:

August 10, 2021 at 4:06 pm
Extremely callous and selfish way of looking at the problem, human nature can be really gross, expect some agree with the speaker. There’s much smaller nations than N.Z and they care, their future is in our hands and our unselfishness.
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“We are paying with our lives for the carbon someone else emitted,” said Mohamed Nasheed, a former Maldives president who represents almost 50 countries that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

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- redskylite Says:
  
  August 10, 2021 at 4:13 pm
  Pls ignore my comments – too hurried and misunderstood the thrust of the speech:
  
  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-58064485
  
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  - rhymeswithgoalie Says:
    
    August 11, 2021 at 1:41 am
    I remember a report from a remote island nation sending out a mixed message to help them deal with climate change
    (1) We need more money to adapt to rising seas.
    (2) We want more tourists to fly out and spend money here.
    
    I don’t think it occurred to the reporter that there was any kind of conflict between the two statements.
    
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Brent Jensen-Schmidt Says:

August 10, 2021 at 9:55 pm
Allow me to give this post a huge cheer. This disgustingly selfish rationalization of ‘too small to make a difference’ is common, specifically in Australia, a contender for worst emissions per capita on the planet. Effective arguments against nationalistic selfishness are difficult and am still looking.

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redskylite Says:

August 12, 2021 at 1:40 am
Being small – you can set the example for the big:-
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In Sprakebüll — population 260 — the energy revolution has already happened.

https://www.dw.com/en/sprakeb%C3%BCll-a-german-village-embraces-a-solar-future/a-58284115

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- J4Zonian Says:
  
  August 15, 2021 at 2:03 pm
  Not the only village cranking it out there:
  With Citizen Buy-in, German Village [of Wildpoldsried] Generates 5X Renewable Energy It Needs
  http://www.yaleclimatemediaforum.org/2013/07/with-citizen-buy-in-german-village-generates-5x-renewable-energy-it-needs/
  
  Germany isn’t just way ahead of the US in renewablizing its grid (47% to 18%) it’s democratizing its energy supply at the same time.
  
  Citizens own one third of German renewables capacity
  In 2016, private citizens [individuals who for instance install their own solar PV rooftop panels, as well as energy cooperatives.] owned 31.5 percent of installed renewable power capacity in Germany, making them the most important investors in the sector ahead of energy companies (15.7 percent), developers (14.4 percent), farmers (10.5 percent), and funds/banks (13.4 percent)
  Renewable Energies Agency (AEE)
  https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/coalition-transport-agreement-citizens-own-one-third-renewables/citizens-own-one-third-german-renewables-capacity
  
  New Zealand’s grid is 82% renewable energy; mostly hydro, with geothermal and wind, and its primary energy is 36-40% RE, about the same mix. The combination makes it probably 4th or 5th highest in the world.
  
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