I'm still trying to figure this out. Amongst you intelligent & thoughtful lot I am prepared to discuss what I'm doing sustainability-wise. Out in the real world I sense that people around me are, at best, uninterested in such things.
The publicity about GW has never been so prominent. All worthy bodies ( and even the government
) exhalting us to do good stuff and yet I feel as though I'm getting no tangible reward for my efforts.
e.g. Us cyclists should be praised by the rest of society for our sustainable transport. ?? Do you feel valued, as a cyclist by other road users ??
One would think that there may be some changes in the taxation system to reward sustainable behaviour. Do you know of anything significant ?? . . . I mean
significant, not just the lip-service & token tinkering.
Maybe the problem lies here. If loads of people stopped leading wasteful and unsustainable lives the economy would stop growing, then contract. The unemployment figures would rise ( hopefully the frivolous & wasteful activities first ). The voters might not like that !!
Wow, what a dilemma.