How It All Started
hhhClimate Change affects all of us, no matter where you live and how you are, but the effects will be different.
My Mission With This Blog.
I believe living sustainable is a very common and hugely important goal, not just for me but for thousands of others as well. Often times, I personally felt overwhelmed and tempted by the huge amount of options, and I didn’t really know where to start. Maybe you feel just the same.
I like to educate and provide the best information and tips & tricks for a more sustainable daily live. I also like to provide information on more sustainable product alternatives and share new technologies and products, that can contribute to solving the climate crisis. Ecofriendly living should not be about sacrisficing all joy in live, but reduce consumption is definitely part of it.
To sucessfully master the climate crisis all of us are needed. You, me, the economy and the politics. It is very important to me that this is not about pointing with fingers at each other and blame someone. Nobody is perfect, myself least of all, but if we all make an effort and contribute our part, it is not too late to save our earth.
Well, I guess this is my story. Everything back in May 2022, when I was born and in Lucerne, Central Switzerland. Initially, I was living with my parents in an appartment in Lucerne, but when my brother was born in 1997, we had moved into a bigger appartment.
We grew up in a family-friendly and calm environment, with many kids to play outside, so as a consequense we were playing soccer or where hiding in the forest a majority of our time as kids. I might sound strange for some other readers, but where I grew up, this was perfectly normal and and it was also quite conventient for my parents.
Both my mom and my dad where very early concerned about climate change. My mom used to be a local politican before I was born, and was working part-time as teacher and principal later, and my dad was working as a ingineer in for the invironment department for the local government.
Therefore the awarness for the climate problem in my family was quite high, even as kids and my parents taught me an ecofriendly livestyle as possible. For example, we were living without a car (not big deal in Switzerland), we rarely went on vacation by plane and my first time abroad was actually a summer camp of an environmental protection organization, where we where sailing in a sailing ship and in the baltic sea.
After School, Travelling Phase
After school, I started an apprenticeship as a waiter in a restaurant, which took me three years. I really enjoyed this time and it was also the when I realized the first time, how much I enjoyed to coach new employees and help them suceed in the job.
At the age of 19, and after I had completed the education, I dediced, to go to languge school in Hawaii for two months. It was also the first intercontinental flight for me, which I was pretty exited for. Despite beeing pretty much the younest guy, in my class (most of the others were older than 21 years old) I was stunned by the beauty of the nature in Hawaii. On weekends and in my free time, I went on tours to learn about the incredible flora and fauna. This was back in 2014 and actually the first time I was confronted with the problem of plastic polution in the oceans.
Below are some images of mine from my time in Hawaii. I saw dolphins and sea turtles.
At the age of 19, and after I had completed the education, I dediced, to go to languge school in Hawaii for two months. It was also the first intercontinental flight for me, which I was pretty exited for. Despite beeing pretty much the younest guy, in my class (most of the others were older than 21 years old) I was stunned by the beauty of the nature in Hawaii.
On weekends and in my free time, I went on tours to learn about the incredible flora and fauna. This was back in 2014 and actually the first time I was confronted with the problem of plastic polution in the oceans.
In 2017, I was hired as a flight attendant for a major Swiss airline called Edelweiss, so I decided to extend the travel period for a bit. After the initial training, I was working for the company and travelling the world for 2.5 years
My Expertise.
A lot of the things I know actually come from research and discusions with friends of mine. As I grew up, with people taking climate change seriously, I have a lot of friendy studying in that field.
I am also studying tourism management myself sustainability in tourism and how to improve it took up a lot of time during class. In my office, I am also part of team, where we create new eco-friendly offers and try to find of ways how to reduce the impact of tourism for the environment.
How The Blog Started
This blog started in July 2022. Blogging and creating helpful recources online has always been a passion of mine. I have started a blog in the camping and outdoor sports niche, and in the make money online niche. The first one was not very sucessful, but I have learned a ton when it comes to seo-optimized content creation, keyword research, search intenent and other important bloging topics.
In this blog, I will focus on the tree aspects of sustainability, economic viability, environmental protection and social equity..
If you feel inspired and motived, then great! Let’s get started and I look forward to hearing from you anytime.
My Why
Altough I knew, for quite a while, that things aren’t going great, I guess my personal wake-up call to realize that we need to change something was after severe floodings in the summer in the area where I am living. I started to educate myself by reading books, reports from the IPCC (interngovermental Panel on Climate Change) and videos and I was at first in shock how serious things are. After so much research It was really hard for me to understand how some people can still deny that climate change is largely happening due to human activites.
Even now, I am still very concerned how little we listen to the 270 independant experts from 67 countries which have worked on the sixth Assment Report. The potential scenarios which are outlined are are devestating, just by taking a look at the summary for policy makers .
We Need To Act Now
I have threfore decided to use my try my part and educate people on the risk of climate change. Below I will find and extraction of the summary for policy makers. That is why I believe it is of upmost importance to combate climate change, and everyone needs to do his part. By the way, if you want to know, how to cite the report, you will find more information here.
“If global warming transiently exceeds 1.5°C in the coming decades or later, then many human and natural
systems will face additional severe risks, compared to remaining below 1.5°C (high confidence). Depending on the mag-nitude and duration of overshoot, some impacts will cause release of additional greenhouse gases (medium confidence) and some will be irreversible, even if global warming is reduced (high confidence).”
Climate Change affects all of us, no matter where you live and how you are, but the effects will be different.
I have tried to summarize the key risks for all areas, if the global warming is not limited to 1.5 degrees as well as the observed and projected impact of the climate change.
United States
Observed and Projected Climate Impact
Accelerating climate change hazards have adversely affected the
wellbeing of North American populations and pose substantial risks to the natural, managed, and human systems on which they
depend.
Observed And Projected Climate Impact
Even if global warming is limited to 1.5°C, human life, safety, and
livelihoods across North America, especially in coastal areas will be placed at risk from sea level rise, severe storms, and
hurricane.
Ecosystems
Rising air, water, ocean, and ground temperatures have restructured ecosystems and contributed to documented redistribution and mortality of plant, fish, bird, mammal and other faunal species.
Ecosystems
Escalating climate change impacts on marine, freshwater, and
terrestrial ecosystems will alter ecological
processes and amplify other anthropogenic
threats to protected and iconic species and habitats .
Health
Climate change has negatively affected human health and
wellbeing in North America. High
temperatures have increased mortality and morbidity, with the severity of impacts influenced by age, gender, location, and socioeconomic conditions.
Health
Health risks are projected to increase this century under all future emissions scenarios but the magnitude and
severity of impacts depends on the implementation and
effectiveness of adaptation strategies.
Warming is projected to increase heat related mortality and morbidity.
Food
Climate-induced redistribution and declines in North American
food production are a risk to food and nutritional security. Climate change will continue to shift North
American agricultural and fishery suitability ranges and intensify production losses of key crops, livestock, fisheries, and aquaculture products.
Heavy exploitation of limited water supplies, especially in the western US and northern Mexico, and deteriorating freshwater
management infrastructure, have heightened water security impacts and risks .
Heavy exploitation of limited water supplies, especially in the western US and northern Mexico, and deteriorating freshwater
management infrastructure, have heightened water security impacts and risks .
Europe
Observed and Projected Climate Impact
Our current 1.1°C warmer world is already affecting natural and
human systems in Europe . Impacts of compound heatwaves and droughts have become more frequent. Largely negative impacts are projected for southern regions.
Observed And Projected Climate Impact
Even if global warming is limited to 1.5°C, human life, safety, and
livelihoods across North America, especially in coastal areas will be placed at risk from sea level rise, severe storms, and
hurricane.
Key Risk
Four key risks have been identified for Europe, with most
becoming more severe at 2°C global warming level
compared to 1.5°C GWL in scenarios with low to medium
adaptation. From 3°C GWL and even withnhigh adaptation, severe risks remain for many sectors in Europe.
Health
The number of deaths and people at risk of heat stress will increase two- to threefold at 3ºC compared with 1.5ºC GWL. Above 3°C GWL, there are limits to the adaptation potential of people and existing health systems.
Health
Warming will decrease suitable habitat space for current terrestrial and marine ecosystems and irreversibly change their composition,
increasing in severity above 2°C GWL. Fire-prone areas are projected to expand across Europe, threatening
biodiversity and carbon sinks.
Food
Substantive agricultural production losses are projected for most European areas over the 21st century, which will not be offset by gains in Northern Europe . While irrigation is an effective adaptation option for agriculture, the ability to adapt using irrigation will be increasingly limited by water availability, especially in response to GWL above 3°C.
Water
In Southern Europe, more than a third of the population will be
exposed to water scarcity at 2°C GWL; under 3°C GWL, this risk
will double, and significant economic losses in water and energy
dependent sectors may arise. For Western Central and Southern Europe, and for many cities, the risk of water scarcity will increase strongly under 3°C GWL
Above 3°C GWL, damage costs and people affected by
precipitation and river flooding may double. Coastal flood
damage is projected to increase at least 10-fold by the end of the 21st century, and even more or earlier with current adaptation and mitigation. Sea level rise represents an
existential threat for coastal communities and their cultural
heritage, particularly beyond 2100.
Central And South America
Observed and Projected Climate Impact
Central and South America are highly exposed, vulnerable and strongly impacted by climate change, a situation amplified by inequality, poverty, population growth and high population density, land use change particularly deforestation with the consequent biodiversity loss, soil degradation, and high dependence of national and local economies on natural resources for production of commodities.
Ecosystems
Ocean and coastal ecosystems in the region such as coral reefs,
estuaries, salt marshes, mangroves and sandy beaches are highly sensitive and negatively impacted by climate change and derived
hazards. Coral reefs are projected to lose their
habitat, change their distribution range and suffer more bleaching events driven by ocean warming.
Ecosystems
The distribution of terrestrial species has changed in the Andes due to increasing temperature. Up to 85% of
natural systems (plant and animal species, habitats and
communities) evaluated in the literature for biodiversity hotspots inthe region are projected to be negatively impacted by climate
change.
Ecosystems
The Amazon forest, one of the world’s largest biodiversity and
carbon repositories, is highly vulnerable to drought. The Amazon forest was highly impacted by the unprecedented droughts and higher temperatures observed in
1998, 2005, 2010 and 2015/2016 which are attributed partly to climate change. This resulted in high tree mortality rates and basin-
wide reductions in forest productivity.
Migration
The Andes, northeastern Brazil and the northern countries in
Central America are among the more sensitive regions to
climatic-related migrations and displacements, a phenomenon
that has increased since AR5. Climatic drivers interact with social, political, geopolitical and economical drivers; the most common climatic drivers for migration and
displacements are droughts, tropical storms and hurricanes,
heavy rains and floods.
Food
Since the mid-20th century, increasing mean precipitation has positively impacted agricultural production in Southeastern South
America, although extremely long dry spells have become more frequent, affecting the economies of large cities in southeast Brazil. Conversely, reduced precipitation and altered rainfall seasons are impacting rainfed subsistence farming, particularly in
the Dry Corridor in Central America and in the tropical Andes, compromising food security.
Water
Glacier retreat, temperature increase and precipitation variability, together with land-use change, have affected ecosystems, water
resources, and livelihoods through landslides and flood disasters.
Increasing water scarcity and competition over water are
projected. Disruption in water flows will significantly degrade
ecosystems such as high-elevation wetlands and affect farming communities, public health and energy production.
Asia
Ecosystems
Observed biodiversity or habitat loss of animals and plants was
linked to climate change in some parts of Asia.
Future climate change would cause biodiversity and habitat loss in many parts of Asia using modelling approaches . Future climate change would reduce suitable habitat of protected plants.
Ecosystems
The risk of irreversible loss of coral reefs, tidal marshes,
seagrass meadows, plankton community and other marine and coastal ecosystems increases with global warming, especially at 2°C temperature rise or more.
Health
Climate change is increasing vector-borne and water-borne
diseases, undernutrition, mental disorders and allergy-related
illnesses in Asia by increasing the hazards such as heatwaves,
flooding and drought, and air pollutants, in combination with
more exposure and vulnerability.
Health
In addition to all-cause mortality, deaths related to circulatory, respiratory, diabetic and infectious diseases, as well as infant mortality, are increased with high temperature.
Water
By mid-21st Century, the international transboundary river basins of Amu Darya, Indus, Ganges could face severe water scarcity challenges due to climatic variability and changes acting as stress multipliers.
Due to global warming, Asian countries could experience an
increase of drought conditions (5-20%) by the end of this century.
Food
Increased floods and droughts, together with heat stress, will
have an adverse impact on food availability and prices, resulting
in increased undernourishment in South and Southeast Asia.
Energy
Asian countries are experiencing a hotter summer climate, resulting in increase of energy demand for cooling at a rapid rate, together with the population growth. Decrease
in precipitation influences energy demand as well as desalination,
underground water pumping and other energy-intensive methods are increasingly used for water supply. Among 13 developing countries with large energy consumption in
Asia, 11 are exposed to high-energy insecurity and industrial
systems risk.
Climate change has caused direct losses due to the damage in infrastructure, disruption in services and affected supply chains in Asia and will increase risk to infrastructure as well as provide opportunities to invest in climate-resilient infrastructurenand green jobs .
Africa
Ecosystems
African biodiversity loss is projected to be widespread and
escalating with every 0.5°C increase above present-day global warming. Above 1.5°C, half of assessed species are projected to lose over 30% of their population or area
of suitable habitat. At 2°C, 7–18% of species assessed are at risk of extinction, and over 90% of East African coral reefs are projected to be severely degraded by bleaching.
Water
Recent extreme variability in rainfall and river discharge across Africa have had largely negative and multi-sector impacts across
water-dependent sectors. Projected changes present heightened cross-cutting risks to water-dependent
sectors, and require planning under deep uncertainty for the wide range of extremes expected in future.
Food
In Africa, agricultural productivity growth has been reduced by 34%
since 1961 due to climate change, more than any other region. Future warming will negatively affect food systems in Africa by shortening growing seasons and increasing water stress. Global warming above 2°C will result in yield
reductions for staple crops across most of Africa compared to 2005 yields. Climate change poses a significant threat to African marine and freshwater fisheries.
Health
Mortality and morbidity will escalate with further global warming, placing additional strain on health and economic systems. At 1.5°C of global warming, distribution and seasonal transmission of vector-borne diseases is expected to increase, exposing tens of millions more people, mostly in East and Southern Africa . Above 1.5°C global warming
the risk of heat-related deaths rises sharply, with at least 15 additional deaths per 100,000 annually across large
parts of Africa.
Migration
Most climate-related migration in Africa occurred within countries or between neighbouring countries. Over 2.6 million and 3.4 million new weather-related displacements
occurred in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018 and 2019. Climate
change is projected to increase migration. With 1.7°C global warming by 2050, 17–40
million people could migrate internally in sub-Saharan Africa,
increasing to 56–86 million for 2.5°C
Heritage
African cultural heritage is already at risk from climate hazards, including sea level rise and coastal erosion and most African heritage sites are neither prepared for, nor adapted to, future climate change.
Economy
Climate change has reduced economic growth across Africa,
increasing income inequality between African countries and those in temperate, Northern Hemisphere climates.
Across nearly all African countries, GDP per capita is projected to be at least 5% higher by 2050 and 10–20% higher by 2100 if
global warming is held to 1.5°C versus 2°C
Exposure of people, assets and infrastructure to climate hazards
is increasing in Africa compounded by rapid urbanisation, infrastructure deficit, and growing population in informal settlements. High population growth and
urbanisation in low-elevation coastal zones will be a major driver of exposure to sea level rise in the next 50 years.
As you can see, the potential threats of global climat change huge. Therefore I thank you for your support and hope, my site is helpful for you.