What I consider the most important environmental concern
would be Climate Change and the Energy Transition section of Plan B 4.0. I
think this issue is important because the earth’s temperature is rising and it
is reshaping the earth’s ecology and geography such as declining oil production
and causing agriculture to be out of sync. The best way to work towards a
sustainable solution as an individual as well as a society would be to
stabilize the climate and in order to do so we need to stabilize the population,
eradicate poverty and restore the earth’s natural systems. Sustainability plays
a role in the solution since Plan B is not based on what we have done in the
past but what we need to do for the future; and yes, these solutions are taxing
yet we have gotten into this mess so it is our responsibility to get ourselves
out. In other countries, such as China, cancer is now the leading source of
death due to a growing concern of coal and air pollution. The air is so bad
over in China that locals have to wear masks to avoid breathing in the toxins in
addition to black lung disease and birth defects is very common. The cold
reality is that China is becoming richer and sicker.
Where I would want to live if I had a choice would be in the
city of Dubai. I like living in warm climate weather all year around and I
believe that Dubai would be a great opportunity for me in terms of experiences,
cultural diversity and employment. I feel that living in an environment like
Dubai will allow me to enjoy an outdoor-centric lifestyle and not have to rely
on indoor air conditioning as much as the average household would. Also, since
Dubai is such a populated city that public transportation is very common so
this will save me on gas and the environment from consuming oil. Dubai is full
of activities, events, services and facilities that I would be constantly out
and about; thereby, diminishing my use of resources within my home and as a
result contributing to sustainability. Some barriers I may come across to
living this way would be the expense of living in such a high quality city as
well as sacrificing comfort to live in such a populated city. Still, I plan to
overcome these barriers by working hard in the job that I have now and saving
as much as I can. Furthermore, getting around Dubai is challenging as well as
potentially dangerous so I might try to find a place to live right outside the
city so that I can avoid any hazardous accidents or stressful situations.