How much fuel does it take to fly thousands around the world to World Youth Day? Or how much does it cost a man whose business was closed for six months for which they never recovered after urine and excrement (and condoms) from World Youth Day Toronto 2002 ended up in his store?
55. Some countries are gradually making
significant progress, developing more effective controls and working to combat
corruption. People may well have a growing ecological sensitivity but it has
not succeeded in changing their harmful habits of consumption which, rather
than decreasing, appear to be growing all the more. A simple example is the
increasing use and power of air-conditioning. The markets, which immediately
benefit from sales, stimulate ever greater demand. An outsider looking at our
world would be amazed at such behaviour, which at times appears
self-destructive.
My friend Glen, a devout Catholic, sells air conditioning to support his family. Perhaps they should starve. I have asthma. On smoggy, humid days I depend on it. Perhaps I should just suffocate.
Or maybe this would be less sinful. Except for the plastic bottles and water taken out of an aquifer somewhere.
I know, why don't we kill of 6,000,000,000 or so and then it will all be okay.