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    The document discusses a 2022 article about the visible effects of climate change in Europe, including extreme heat, droughts, fires, and damage to soils and ecosystems. The author argues that unsustainable consumption and production are exacerbating climate change and its impacts, including increased costs of living. However, Europe is taking action to reduce waste, energy use, and bills while transitioning to renewable energy. The document agrees climate change must be addressed urgently through global cooperation and sustainable solutions.

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    The document discusses a 2022 article about the visible effects of climate change in Europe, including extreme heat, droughts, fires, and damage to soils and ecosystems. The author argues that unsustainable consumption and production are exacerbating climate change and its impacts, including increased costs of living. However, Europe is taking action to reduce waste, energy use, and bills while transitioning to renewable energy. The document agrees climate change must be addressed urgently through global cooperation and sustainable solutions.

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    Azra Demirok AT 1 Step 3 ENG 101 L Fall 2022

    In the article titled "Summer 2022: Living in a State of Multiple Crisis", Bruyninckx (2022)
    discusses the visible effects of climate change; which became a reality this year. The author
    emphasizes on extreme heat which is linked to droughts, forest fires, and reduced soil moisture. He
    states that Europe was mostly damaged because of this. Bruyninckx (2022) claims that
    environmental damage is extremely life-threatening for all living species and risky for climate change.
    Moreover, he believes that unsustainable systems of consumption and production are a result of
    climate change. Plus, he believes that it will affect the cost of living. On the other hand, the author
    states that Europe is taking action for this current issue; they are trying to reduce waste,
    consumption, and energy bills. Bruyninckx (2022) also states that the EU and others are trying to use
    clean and renewable energy systems and restore the environment, the nature. The author believes
    these will cost our time and money, but we have no choice other than acting with all our knowledge.
    I completely agree with Bruyninckx (2022) that climate change is fully visible throughout the world
    and that we should take action to reverse climate change, immediately.

    Bruyninckx (2022) is making us see the reality of climate’s impacts, and inviting us to take
    action on transitioning the unsustainable use of our planet's resources. I fully agree with the author
    on these matters because currently, it is impossible to say there haven’t been any changes in the
    environment due to climate change. Humans are acting and using the world's resources in an
    unstoppable way, thinking neither about the human future nor the future of the world. Due to
    irresponsible use, we harm the world, the environment, and ourselves, too. As Stazyk et. al (2014)
    point out, “Without maintaining supporting ecosystems today and into the future, the continued
    health and survival of humanity is questionable” (p.1). It would be impossible to survive in these
    circumstances. Furthermore, we will continue to have multiple crises (extreme weather, economic
    issues, energy shortages) if we will not start to restore the environment and use clean and
    renewable energy sources. This can’t be fixed if the right actions aren't taken immediately. These
    damages are human-made, they are not something new or unexpected. As Diamond (2005) states;
    “realistically, we do not face insoluble problems….they are ones that we generate ourselves. Because
    we are the cause of our environmental problems, we are the ones in control of them, and we can
    choose or not choose to stop causing them and start solving them. The future is up for grabs, lying in
    our own hands” (p.4). In other words, meaning that these are the issues we have created, and we
    can solve them too.

    In conclusion, I agree with the author; climate change and the crises we have are completely
    visible, and we should not wait any longer to solve these crises and work towards having a
    sustainable future. Uniting globally and taking action to speed up the sustainability process is not
    something impossible. So, we should be aware of what we are witnessing and start to move in a
    more sustainable direction immediately.

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