The environment.

Heard that the countries that emit the most carbon emissions are the wealthiest ones... yet they are also the least vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. I live in a country that's often battered by typhoons and most of the corporations that emit the most carbon emissions are not even incorporated here.

We pray the hardest all the time that we be spared from typhoons... yet we are almost always visited. I don't think that donations could help us at all. What could help us the most is the total ban of industries that emit the most carbon emissions.

The environment here in the Philippines is very beautiful... or so it was back in the day. However, things have changed since a long time ago. Instead of these industries helping the local communities to thrive, the natives have lesser sources of livelihood. They no longer have much fish to fish. They no longer have much animals to hunt. The environment suffers greatly and it's the local inhabitants that suffer the most.

Yet, what can we do? We don't have the money to protect ourselves. We don't have the capital to pursue legal actions that could save us from harm. We are helpless.

didn't you like steal the land from the dark skinned aboriginals?
Give back the land, firebunny

Posted by WhiteChocolate
Typhoons are a message from god that you need more Jesus, guns and some #Freedom.

We definitely need Jesus. You too. But guns? Noes.

Posted by hydorah
didn't you like steal the land from the dark skinned aboriginals?
Give back the land, firebunny

I'm a native and I like my identity. 😛

Posted by SensitiveBlues
sue countries that cause carbon emissions

I don't know if that's a possibility. International law is quite complicated, but I'll look into that.

Yes, I know... but this is a sort of an invitation to people who know more about climate change than I do to talk about it. I used to work as a Consultant for a member of the Congress to whom I drafted laws. I love the job. I wish I could go back and draft a bill on environment if that's possible...

Posted by DonnaElvira77
Global problems need global solutions. It's a problem possibly beyond DXPNET.

Posted by YourFavoriteDXPMember

Posted by SensitiveBlues
sue countries that cause carbon emissions

Hahaha, how the hell do you propose suing China?

They are governed by Communists.

Hahahahahaha

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They can be sued. International Law, however, is a very new field such that cases involving countries suing other countries are very rare...

Posted by firebunny
Heard that the countries that emit the most carbon emissions are the wealthiest ones... yet they are also the least vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. I live in a country that's often battered by typhoons and most of the corporations that emit the most carbon emissions are not even incorporated here.

We pray the hardest all the time that we be spared from typhoons... yet we are almost always visited. I don't think that donations could help us at all. What could help us the most is the total ban of industries that emit the most carbon emissions.

The environment here in the Philippines is very beautiful... or so it was back in the day. However, things have changed since a long time ago. Instead of these industries helping the local communities to thrive, the natives have lesser sources of livelihood. They no longer have much fish to fish. They no longer have much animals to hunt. The environment suffers greatly and it's the local inhabitants that suffer the most.

Yet, what can we do? We don't have the money to protect ourselves. We don't have the capital to pursue legal actions that could save us from harm. We are helpless.

any islands that are where the typhoons are gonna hit, well it's up to mother nature. I know religoius folks who have said, stuff like, "well they are corrupt, so they will never learn due to their greed and cruelty so mother nature, or God --- in the case of super religiouis -- will send out messages or a warning."

that kind of thing.

it more or less sounds like a very very vengeful God (before the coming of jesus, in the old testament) alot of religions dont believe in new testament or jesus's teachings anyway.

it's the same thing if people live in the midwest where all the tornados are gonna hit. It's not really religious, but that if you are gonna live there...you are taking a chance. Same thing if people live near the coastal areas where tidal waves due to storms are gonna hit.

Unfortunately, most people don't have the means to leave their homes. They'd have to find jobs in other places to do that. Not sure about the United States though...

Posted by firebunny
Unfortunately, most people don't have the means to leave their homes. They'd have to find jobs in other places to do that. Not sure about the United States though...

it is unfortunate. 😢

i hope they have programs for the poor there then, at least so their younger family members have hope...and they can go to the cities and find work, and maybe get their families out of there (the older ones who áre weaker and can't work, or the too young ones that need care)

maybe you can make this a law or something there, bunny?

There are programs for the poor (already) but the implementation part is another story. Meanwhile, I think that is just a Band-Aid solution. The countries worldwide has to act before it's all too late...