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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; | *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 9th January 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); | *Use different search engines in the internet (-> green energy); | ||
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To be continued… | To be continued… | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||