Guest post featuring locally-produced climate change podcasts
With thanks to Quinn O’Malley for this guest post!
Climate Change: Why is it still a problem, and what are people doing about it?
Climate Change continues to be an issue that floats under the radar of our everyday lives. Whether out of fear, laziness, or lack of knowledge, everyone has been guilty of neglecting to take action on this serious issue at one point or another.
My name is Quinn O'Malley. I'm studying Radio Broadcasting at Algonquin College, and I am just as guilty as anyone else for neglecting Climate Change.
Why? That is the most common question asked when people bring up global warming. Why is it a problem? Why should I care? Why do I have to do something about it?
Well, the answer isn't that simple. However, that doesn't mean it's not important, which is precisely what I did in a three-part radio production. In this first part, we dive into what Climate Change is and why it is a problem.
Now, I know that it's scary, but that's how we know how accurate the issue of global warming is. Statistics say we have less than six years left to make drastic changes before our emissions hit the point of no return. So what can we do? Well, in part two, we dived into just that!
Hope isn't entirely gone. Don't get me wrong—we humans have a lot of work to do if we want to prevent what seems like an inevitable. But I have hope that we can do just that! as long as we face it head on and are ready for the inevitable stumbles along the way.
Speaking of which, this three-part series' final part dives into those subtle in-betweens—problems and solutions that don't immediately come to mind.
In conclusion, there is a lot of work to be done. However, as long as we tackle climate change, there is still hope of preventing the next mass extinction.
