Could climate change deniers be dooming our planet?
The phenomenon of denial operates at an ideological level as well. Our capitalist society’s ethic of individual responsibility and accumulation, dissected 100 years ago by the sociologist Max Weber, sees these activities as a “calling,” and therefore “good.” But the despoiling of the planet changes that view – not only can individualism lead to devastation, but only an affirmative, collective decision can remediate the danger. The climate challenge, therefore, undermines the dominant ideology, just as Jor-El’s analysis did on Krypton.
You’ll have to follow the link if you want to understand the Krypton angle, but I can promise you that individual responsibility still has a place in the climate change debate! You can personally make a difference in the fight against climate change by calculating your carbon footprint and buying carbon offsets for as little as $1 to make your life carbon neutral.
