Last year when I was in Beijing I was talking to a new friend, a Swedish born Chinese girl. She said everyone talks about China being one of the top carbon polluters but little is said about the measures it is and will take regarding this. Now may be the time. In the forthcoming New York Climate change talks, China and India are set to take stage in announcing it's aggressive cuts representing a 'breakthrough'. Both China and India, the worlds fastest growing economies wants to continue to grow. Neither country has played a large part in what the planet is reacting to. The 150 years of western industrialization accounts for that. The USA, China and India will account for the future. Yet it is these ancient societies that will take a lead in curbing this abuse of resources. It seems apt that a civilization and culture that has been around for 6 thousand years should be the one to contain the spillage that threatens all life. A culture that has survived all this time isn't going to suddenly steer head first into self annihilation because it wants cars and mobile phones. Human civilization will continue.
As if I didn't have to shoot the 6 day a week feature, I have more work on other stills and video projects in between- shooting on my day off and editing after work. But I need the money so... it's 7 day weeks for me for the next 5/6 weeks.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/21/china-india-climate-change
Letting the steam while in the climate of a pressure cooker
- J
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