Asynchronous

Part of the difficulty of solving climate change is that humans often see themselves as separate from nature because of our ability to master and domesticate it. We built roads to travel across the dirt, boats, and planes to cross the ocean. We are on top of the food chain and fear no animal. The fight to defeat microscopic organisms, such as cancer or other diseases, is underway. Progress indeed happened at the speed of which because we previously believed nature was external and, therefore, could be conquered.

And yet, our fundamental issue with our mindset of building and conquering begins to hit limits when the environment fights back. With sea levels and temperatures rising and carbon emissions growing, it is no wonder the planet is reacting the way it is. Nature doesn’t work to accommodate human plans. As a result, we have created a massive blind spot. We can’t be synchronous until we act in harmony with the environment (and for future generations and animals who occupy it).