Historical summit had just began in Copenhagen. Maybe my knowledge is too limited to talk about this but if the fact I bring up this subject today could be a chance to make even one more person to aware this subject, especially to friends in Japan then this would worth it. This common editorial in 56 newspaper in 45 country doesn't include any of Japanese newspaper. Even our most mighty newspaper in Japan; Asahi shinbun didn't signing up to this common editorial. They only did supportive coverage even this is very important topic that affect to all of us. Media nowadays are under strict control but they done it. It was nearly magical but happen. 'If we, with such different national and political perspectives, can agree on what must be done then surely our leader can too' in this editorial says. Very meaningful for us still to believe world could change by people.
In my late teens and early twenty's in Japan, I always had question if I really have opportunity to know right information what going on in this world. A lot of Japanese politician was using a word 'Globalization' that time but I always had question. There was big gap between their word and reality. I knew there is limit if I only understand in Japanese. There were a lot of things I could never knew. This was one of a reason I came to London, to know what going on in the world with my eyes and brain. Globalization in little me. Here I am. It also remains me time and feeling when soldiers went to Iraq in 2003, Hope this time, we could make a change.
Back to main subject; Climate, we are facing the point we really need to change our lifestyle. Specially in big city like London, Tokyo, NY or even country side nowadays, our life became too complex and busy. We always feel too many things to do but hold on, it's not just busy but also became too much consuming. Our over consume world made deflation now. Does it means we have too many things more than what we need? I think "quantity more than quality" made this problem and confusion in our modern society. Now it's a time, we stop and think what we really need. My generation grow up with almost everything in term of goods. That could not say 'we are wealthy'. Too many goods but we lost soul in that at same time. We no longer put feeling to our surroundings because it's fast consuming items, information or even relationship. We over consuming, making unbalance of nature. To re-form system and our definition of wealthy and happiness could be more difficult than simply produce goods more but time to start taking a step now.
I really hope this summit in Copenhagen will be opportunity to us all, start walking toward solution. Not like the G8 failure. Economic failure was based on money that still just system we created but climate is nature we can't never replace it. Meanwhile, I'm also one of them really need to change my lifestyle. Even little step, there are so many things I could do without hustle. How we eat, how we shop or even how we cook also could contribute to reduce energy. I'm trying to learn from different aspect about it. Well that's will talk other time but to aware this, it's a start.
I would like to Thank you to my very special friend who brought my awareness to this subject and the fact I could be here to know what going on.
You could check what's going on from here http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment
コペンハーゲンで今日から環境問題のサミットが始まりました。それに向けて、イギリスのガーディアン紙を筆頭に世界45カ国56の新聞が、歴史的に前例のない、共同声明を紙上に載せました。それだけ、今回のサミットはこれからの世界を変えるほどの重要性を持っているのですが、残念ながら、日本の新聞は含まれておらず、朝日新聞が下記のレポートを載せただけのようです。
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【ロンドン=橋本聡】世界各国の56の新聞が、コペンハーゲンで国連気候変動枠組み条約第15回締約国会議(COP15)が始まる7日付で、「対立を乗り越え、政治合意を」と求める共同社説を掲載する計画を進めている。呼びかけたのは英国の高級紙ガーディアン。同じ内容の社説を、それぞれの言語で同時に載せる計画で、欧米、アジア、中東、アフリカから45カ国の新聞が応じたという。先進国と途上国の意見がぶつかり合意成立が危ぶまれるCOP15。同紙のアラン・ラスブリッジャー編集長は「56紙が20言語で声を合わせ、対立を乗り越えるよう説得したい」と語った。
◇共同社説の骨子は次の通り。
人類は深刻な緊急事態に直面している。過去14年のうち11年は、記録上最も暖かく、北極の氷は解け始めている。昨年の石油と食料の価格急騰は将来の大混乱の予兆だ。もはや問題は人間の責任かどうかより、残された時間がいかに少ないかだ。
コペンハーゲンに集う192カ国の代表に、我々はこう呼びかける。対立に陥ったり、責任をなすりあったりするのではなく、これまでの政治的失敗を逆に利 用せよと。これは富める国と貧しい国の争いではない。気候変動はすべての人々に影響する。だから、すべての人々の手によって解決されなければならない。
我々はこの社説のもとに団結した。指導者たちにもできるはずだ。コペンハーゲンでの歴史的な判断において、彼らが正しい選択をすることを切に願う。
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環境問題に科学的にアプローチするのには難しいですが、シンプルに個人が小さい事でも、出来る事をおこなっていく事も環境保護に大きな違いを与えると思います。
身の丈に合わない、いつになく難しい題材を拙い文章で書いてしまいましたが、一人でも今の消費社会を考え直すきっかけとなればいいなと思いました。また、この共同社説の意味は大きく、政治と個人が離れて行く一方の日本で、変えられないとあきらめてしまう私たち世代に、世界ではこういった形で変えようとしているムーブメントがあることをお知らせ出来ればと思った次第です。ちなみに次のリンクで社説の全文が見れます。是非見てみてください。(http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/dec/06/copenhagen-editorial)
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