Climate Interview Experience

Jason Cahn

What's up people of the internet. Going out of town and not being on campus was really rough but talking to different people about climate change has been very eye opening. 

Talking with people of the community, family, and friends about the climate strike, and climate change was an interesting change of pace because in this day and age it's not every day you talk with people about something so divisive. 

Surprisingly, more people are aware of this crisis and are willing to talk about it, but unfortunately, not many are willing to do anything about it. 

So, for me personally, it was great to hear people talking about something that I believe is a very serious issue. But it was also heartbreaking because these same people talk about these problems and how we need to do whatever we can to save this planet but aren’t doing what it takes to save this planet. 

Do I blame them? No, but I do think we should take this issue a lot more seriously than we do. Actions speak louder than words and either by banding together as a community or getting harsher regulations from political figures, we need to scale back on pollution. 

The main causes of the greenhouse effect are the burning of fossil fuels which has increased year after year. 

When speaking to people about climate change, many knew that it had a lot of effects on weather and the ocean but many did not know about the effects it had on our food and health. Warmer temperatures causing more droughts and storms were things people knew about, but the effects of that to our food was something many did not think of. 

These interviews did not change my views on climate change but reinforced it. I’ve always believed that this issue is one of if not the most important issues that we face as humans. The fact that it is almost October and just a few days ago it was 103 degrees outside speaks volumes. 

This is the only place we have to live, and if we don’t protect it, we’re all doomed.