so, passend zum thema des folgenden artikels werde ich hiermit einen alten text recyclen. aufgrund der tatsache, dass sich der ein oder andere leser über die nun folgende anglophonie wundern könnte (für etwaige herzschäden oder chronische verwirrung möchte ich nicht verantwortung tragen!) nun eine kurze einleitung.
der kleine aufsatz entstand aus der not. will heißen im rahmen des studiums. ich wurde von höherer stelle angehalten, meine sichtweise zur problematik (wolln wir erstma sehen) der erderwärmung darzulegen. da es sich um einen kurs namens „effective writing“ handelte, dürfte klar sein, warum er vollkommen in englisch gehalten ist.
das thema liegt mir noch immer sehr am herzen und ich möchte ihn daher der welt, also dir, lieber leser, nicht vorenthalten. los geht´s.

There is no denying the fact that, as the new millennium is slowly growing out of its cradle, the problems and difficulties of the no longer innocent infant are fattening as well. Starting off not very glamorously with the first big bang at the tender age of one year and nine month, this century has undergone diverse natural and human-made catastrophes which are hard to put into a hierarchy by any unbiased observer. Which might be the most dangerous, most troubling, most loathsome problem? George Monbiot has recently stated his view on that same question, claiming that climate change is THE moral question of the 21st century. I strongly object.
Climate change is a serious issue, no doubt. We all can feel it, and if we do not feel it, we cannot help at least hearing or seeing it – assuming we do not decide to get rid of our TV or radio set to save energy resources or to cancel our newspaper subscription in order to save trees. But is global warming really the most important issue? What about Prince Harry’s party behaviour, what about the short-comings of agaves and its results on the supply of tequila? What about our daily confrontation with questions like, what shall I wear, what shall I eat, and why should I get up? Are not these the issues we should concentrate on? Even if they might not seem very dangerous, fighting them and ignoring the really bad problems helps us make our lives easier and tidier. We should work on that.
Besides, climate change is a very natural thing. It happened long before the first human beings even thought of existing. The Ice Age got rid of the dinosaurs, maybe the “Sun-“, or eventually the “Water Age” will do so with those little creatures that have inhabited this Earth long enough. All this sounds pretty much like evolution, a natural process we should not try to stop.
Finally, we should always ask ourselves if it is really we who are most responsible for the environmental pollution that some try to present as the cause for global warming (I doubt they have researched properly). Are there not always other countries who are far worse than we and who are the ones that should first consider reducing their carbon emissions? Why not let them make the first move?
To draw a conclusion, I state again that I do not consider global warming a very important issue. We should better care about ourselves and if climate change will kill us one day, it might be for a reason. The earth can decide for itself when it is time for a new beginning with more intelligent inhabitants.
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