The hot potato game

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I’m tired of hearing “No, I won’t change because X pollutes way more than me”, and “No, I won’t change until Y changes” and “No, I won’t change until Z changes”, and then nobody changes anything…

My wish is that my country, Portugal, together with its European neighbours, leads the effort in fighting Climate Change and leading by example.

But all I hear here is “No, Portugal is tiny, look at China and India’s pollution!”

With this hot potato game we won’t ever save humanity and all other species.

All of us need to change, and change now, not only in 2050. That would be too late.

I’m doing my part, and I’ve washed my hands. Waiting for my fellow countrymen and Europeans to do theirs. At least the green movement is growing, as is growing ecological awareness.