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The essay focuses on the international, political, economical dimension. However in medium terms a further political globalization doesn’t mean a loss of the importance of the nation-state and never of the civil society: International agreements must be translated into praxis by nations itself and in a democratic international system heading states are need to lead international environmental politics as a trailblazer. The civil society will keep or even gain importance: Living in a world-risk-society facing global environmental risks means for every single person and the society as a whole to have a responsibility by themselfs. Organizations, companies and institutions can create a positiv setting, but in the end it is the civil-society and every single person that has to act. And it is not hard to act for everybody in everyday life: More concrete a few examples: | The essay focuses on the international, political, economical dimension. However in medium terms a further political globalization doesn’t mean a loss of the importance of the nation-state and never of the civil society: International agreements must be translated into praxis by nations itself and in a democratic international system heading states are need to lead international environmental politics as a trailblazer. The civil society will keep or even gain importance: Living in a world-risk-society facing global environmental risks means for every single person and the society as a whole to have a responsibility by themselfs. Organizations, companies and institutions can create a positiv setting, but in the end it is the civil-society and every single person that has to act. And it is not hard to act for everybody in everyday life: More concrete a few examples: | ||
*Become aware of it and in talks with family and friends make (more) sensitive for the problematic; | *Become aware of it and in talks with family and friends make (more) sensitive for the problematic; | ||
*Change a few buying and eating habitats: buying regional (-> less transportation -> less CO2) and biological food (-> less impact of nutrient to the habitat & -> less monoculture), eat less meat<ref> For further reading: [http://www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/264/499540/text ''Article from the Süddeutsch Zeitung from January 9th 2010''] [only available in German] </ref>; | *Change a few buying and eating habitats: buying regional (-> less transportation -> less CO2) and biological food (-> less impact of nutrient to the habitat & -> less monoculture), eat less meat<ref> For further reading: [http://www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/264/499540/text ''Article from the Süddeutsch Zeitung from January 9th 2010''] [only available in German]. </ref>; | ||
*Change the engine-provider to green energy (-> no CO2, no mining); | *Change the engine-provider to green energy (-> no CO2, no mining); | ||
*Use different search engines in the internet (-> green energy)<ref> For example [http://uk.forestle.org/ ''Forestle''] or [http://www.ecosia.org/ ''Ecosia''] </ref>; | *Use different search engines in the internet (-> green energy)<ref> For example [http://uk.forestle.org/ ''Forestle''] or [http://www.ecosia.org/ ''Ecosia'']. </ref>; | ||
*Compensate your flights (-> less CO2)<ref> Supplier for these services are [http://www.myclimate.org/en.html ''Myclimate''] or [http://www.atmosfair.de/index.php?id=9&L=3 ''Atmosfair''].</ref>; | *Compensate your flights (-> less CO2)<ref> Supplier for these services are [http://www.myclimate.org/en.html ''Myclimate''] or [http://www.atmosfair.de/index.php?id=9&L=3 ''Atmosfair''].</ref>; | ||
*Become active in civil-society in singing petitions and demonstrations | *Become active in civil-society in singing petitions and demonstrations | ||