These days too much is seen in terms of opposites: good or bad, like or dislike, success or failure. However, life is so much more complicated than this: it is about degrees of success, a blend of outcomes – it is about compromises. Although there have been disappointments, on balance I believe COP26 has been a significant success. Let me explain why.
What does this mean to you and me?
It means that we cannot afford to continue and sit back and wait for our leaders to reach agreement. We too need to wake up, smell the coffee and increasingly take responsibility for our own actions. This does not mean that tomorrow we must all become vegans, stop flying or hug a tree. What it does mean is that every month we need to consider what we and our businesses have done and plan to do differently.
Desmond Tutu, amongst others, once wisely said that “there is only one way to eat an elephant: one bite at a time”. This is how we all need to approach climate change: a series of small steps. It is time that we all took personal responsibility in our business and our private lives and stopped using the disappointments in negotiations to excuse our own reluctance to change our habits.
The role of Traxis Energy
Our role is to enable businesses to work together to make it easier for individuals to act to reduce the carbon content of their energy consumption. We strongly believe that now is the time for business to take a leadership role, not just to meet regulations but because increasingly consumers want us to. COP26 fuels this further, which means it is not only right, but it also makes good business sense.
So, ask yourself: what am I going to do differently this month, privately and at work, to help minimise climate change?
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