Earth Day – “Invest in Our Planet”
As systems thinkers, we know that small actions can have a big impact. However, it can be disheartening feeling that even if we as individuals make a huge effort to change our habits, it won’t be a scratch on what we need to do to slow down the alarming rate of damage to our precious earth, let alone reverse it.
Why is systemic thinking the key?
Systemic thinking opens the door to critical thinking. It invites us to consider our actions, both the intended and unintended actions and their impact. Some of these actions are habitual, part of our daily life and are unconscious!?
Our invitation as systems thinkers is to start observing our habits and revising them based on what is important now and what is the impact we want to have.
The team at CRR UK have been reviewing our habits to bring consciousness and intentionality around how we impact the environment. We have learnt that even one small change starts the process of deeper consideration and wider changes.
The first change we make feels valuable, bold and challenging, but we recognise that the first step is a stepping-stone to making more changes that we know will have a bigger impact.
By taking these small steps, we realise that we can no longer stay in the realm of “blissful ignorance” when it comes to our impact on the environment. Once we gain knowledge and became conscious of the harm we are doing, we will feel compelled to make further changes. We can’t unknow what we’ve come to know.
Together as consumers, we have the power to make change. We know we only like to change when it’s convenient or when we have no choice. Otherwise, change can feel extremely uncomfortable, or can force us onto an “edge” (a challenging decision-making point) – which is a concept we explore in depth on the?ORSC Series.
The current environmental situation can feel like we have time and that change is inconvenient, but here’s the thing… we know that we don’t have time. In fact, Scientists have confirmed that at this rate, we only have 30 years to prevent a climate catastrophe (Uninhabitable Earth, by David Wells). This means we have to act?now?to reverse disastrous effects.
A multitude of small changes now could have a significant impact on the future. There are many Earth friendly alternatives which we can adopt and lots of free accessible information to help us become self-aware about our habits.
Learn more about Earth Day’s initiative via the website and videos below.
Climate Education at COP28: The Road to Climate Literacy and Equitable Education
The view of education stakeholders on the importance of climate education in context of climate conscious society, green jobs, and emerging technologies.
Stewards of the Soil: Addressing the Climate Crisis From the Ground Up
Take a closer look at what soil health can do to help us in the face of the climate crisis exploring the necessary philosophical shift from only focusing on soil "science" to supporting our earth with soil "stewardship;" honouring indigenous practice and philosophy, recognising these are truly at the heart of regenerative agriculture practices.
Every April 22nd, stakeholders of all backgrounds come together to advance sustainability and climate action in commemoration of Earth Day.?
Don’t underestimate your power. When your voice and actions are united with millions of others around the world, we can create an inclusive and impactful movement that is impossible to ignore.