The planet earth is these days given hard time as a result of the irregular activities run by its inhabitants. Apart from cutting down a range of trees and forests and overgrazing reserved grasslands, no plant is replaced in many parts of the globe when cut for a given purpose. Such a devastating scenario has been adding fuel to fire by far and exacerbating the severe impacts of climate change. Lucidly, climate change is a bigger and thornier threat to the human race than nuclear annihilation.
Needless to state, every country of the universe has been seriously compromised and the smooth flow of activities has been prettily tested. Hence, conferences that can provide countries with platform for discussing how climate change disproportionately impacts some nations, centering their inhabitants have to be well organized and widely expanded, and the way how eco-friendly strategies that can enhance climate resilience and justice can be framed need to be well hammered and purposely focused on.
Surprisingly, electronics leavings, clothes, plastics and other items people buy and sell as well as use have been causing carbon emissions at each point in production, from the extraction of raw materials to manufacturing and transporting goods to market places. Along all this way, immense climatic harms are put.
As climate change is the greatest challenge people all over the world face today, its impact knows no boundary. Yes, for the consecutive generations to come, the current generation must act accordingly and exhibit practical whereabouts. No doubt, every country has its unique environmental, social, or economic problems created by climate change. Every country and every individual can save the planet via properly discharging what is expected of them, indeed! All inhabitants of the earth, referring to their respective localities in their own countries, must know that simple actions like planting a tree in their backyard can help combat climate change immensely.
Yes, comprehensive, participatory, meaningful discussions, platforms, conferences have to be organized to bring together experts, activists, policymakers, and community leaders to share insights and practical approaches towards integrating all aspects of life into climate action should be organized keeping intervals as nothing could be out of such an unstoppable and/or infinite scenario.
Fauna and flora on earth are being grimly threatened and even some are endangered apart from the sufferings of human race owing to climate change impacts. With a view to fueling efforts geared towards averting the negative consequences of climate change emanate from global warming, countries have been holding meaningful conferences and summits along that line. For instance, India has started holding notable international conferences on climate change this year, 2025.
India, in the year 2025, is all set to become a landscape of intellectual exchange attracting experts from different parts of the world. From cutting-edge technology seminars in bustling cities to insightful academic conferences in important locations, the events would provide invaluable platforms for knowledge sharing, networking, and professional growth. Whether participants or other concerned want to know more about the latest research advancements in artificial intelligence and biotechnology, it is better for them to explore innovative business strategies, or engage in critical discussions on contemporary social issues in the grand conference, being held this time around.
Yes, the international Conference on Climate Change (ICCC), which is being held at Mumbai, India, is a prestigious event aiming at addressing the urgent and critical issues of climate change. The conference has focused on the protection of Mother Earth by incorporating knowledge from both modern science and the Indian Knowledge System.
Unequivocally, international Conference on Climate Change like this aim at bringing together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research consequences on all aspects of Climate Change. It has also provided researchers, practitioners and educators with a premier interdisciplinary platform to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Climate Change.
Indisputably, everyone can become the hero of their planet and home. True, the negative repercussions of climate change can only be well addresses and the myriads of problems created in relation to it can be solved with the solidarity of all human beings on earth. Therefore, the combined effort of all is badly needed and the resolutions of conferences and summits have to be translated into practical actions across the globe to make real difference.
For instance, Ethiopia has been annually planting saplings following the green legacy initiative proposed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and it has discharged its responsibility in this regard. Hence other countries of the world should follow this east African star’s footsteps. In so doing, the global campaign against climate change would bear fruits.
As learnt from a range of circumstances, the sustainable development goals have spelt out how people can protect mother earth and slow climate change, from forests to oceans to everywhere in between. The most undeniable fact on earth right now is greenhouse gas emissions per person vary greatly among countries.
For the purpose of citing practical aspects, much of the electricity and heat, people most of the time have been using at home, is powered by coal, oil and gas. Such a hazardous way of utilizing substances has been attributable to the release of poisonous gasses. Hence, using less energy by reducing heating and switching energy-efficient electric appliances, as well as improving home’s energy efficiency, through replacing oil or gas furnace with an electric heat pump can help people immensely reduce carbon footprint. Yes, right this time, and even circumstances force users to switch to renewable sources such as wind or solar; thence, it would be possible to reduce climate change impact so the saying goes, “A journey of thousand miles starts from a span.” Plus to this, it is better to install solar panels on roofs to generate energy for respective homes as this path can reduce carbon emissions, too.
The very important thing that needs to be taken into account in this regard is leaders, policymakers and other concerned bodies have to live up to promises and oaths as well as they have to develop commitment to prettily walk the talk to make a difference apart from conducting studies, doing researches and discussing findings bringing to the wider podium.
Wherever people go these days, including developing countered; roadways are clogged with vehicles, most of them burning diesel or gasoline. There are also a number of hustles and bustles that can aggravate the congestion and cumbersome aspect not to have fresh air.
The best way to reduce the impact of greenhouse emissions is walking or riding a bike instead of driving so as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, taking as a simple remedy. This will also be a good therapy to help people promote health and fitness.
Coming out of the land horizon, airplanes burn large amounts of fossil fuels, producing significant greenhouse gas emissions across the aerospace. That makes taking fewer flights one of the fastest ways to reduce environmental impact, perhaps, but with negative impacts still. Likewise, as producing plant-based foods generally results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions and requires less energy, land, and water, shifting from a mixed to a vegetarian diet can reduce carbon footprint by a significant amount.
Undeniably, human beings, animals and plants all suffer from land and water contaminated by improperly discarded garbage. As a remedy to all the aforesaid and not yet cited problems, educating people through whichever means affordable, bringing scholars, researchers, policymakers and other influential bodies together via grand conferences and invaluable summits like this have to be well expanded, and participants need to raise public awareness going back to their respective nations to push the conferences and meetings into fruition and bring about the desired outcome.
In general, so as to reduce the environmental impact of all our engagements, speaking up and getting others to join in taking actions and swift measures has to come to the forefront. It is one of the quickest and most effective ways to make a difference in all aspects as nothing in more fruitful than making all people of a given area well aware of the significance of keeping ecology and surrounding safe. Here, the firm collaboration of all countries of the world has to be given priority as the issue of rescuing the planet itself requires solidarity and responsible fraternity and sense of belongingness.
BY MENGESHA AMARE
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL 2025
