Students’ Climate March aims to pull activists together
(CNS): Students from Protect Our Future are holding a Climate March on Friday around Government House on the West Bay Road to remind everyone that the existential threat from climate change has not gone away. They also want to pull together all the activist groups in Cayman into one event to show the government the extent of concern in our community about the lack of meaningful action to address the impending problem.
Thomas Dickens, one of the leaders of POF, told CNS that the decision to hold the march by Government House and Governor’s Beach is a safer and more practical location for a Friday afternoon than the Government Administration Building in town.
Being close to the beach will also be a reminder about what Cayman stands to lose with the prospect of rising sea levels and would give participants the opportunity to engage with tourists and explain the threats the Cayman Islands face.
Dickens is hoping that all of the different groups that have concerns about the environment, such as over-development, inaction on the ban on single-use plastic and the slow transition to renewable energy, will join the march, especially young people.
He and several members of the POF leadership team will be going overseas to university later this year and they want to see younger students from all schools in the Cayman Islands joining POF and taking over the leadership.
The young activist remains concerned that while there are a significant number of non-profit and community groups that are focused on environmental campaigns, they need to work together more closely so that those in authority can see the true extent of public concern about the myriad threats to the natural world, and by extension our future way of life.
“We want to encourage people in these groups to connect and stay connected so they can come together to put pressure on government to make the changes needed to protect our future,” Dickens said.
“I believe the disconnect at the moment among the many different groups undermines the true strength of concern there is in the Cayman community for environmental issues and the need to deliver the message to government that people want action. By coming together all of the different groups will become stronger.”
He also wants to see a stronger response from the community. Many people concerned about the environment were pleased when Wayne Panton, the current premier, was elected and began leading a new government. However, Dickens said it is clear that not all of his ministers share his passion for the environment.
“The premier is just one person,” he said. “But it appears that not all of his Cabinet colleagues back his position on the need to address climate change and sustainability.”
Dickens therefore urged everyone who cares about the environment and the future sustainability of life in Cayman to come out Friday afternoon and show the government that they all want to see immediate action on the issues that will make a difference.
This Friday’s climate march begins at 2pm at Government House, West Bay Road.
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Category: Climate Change, Land Habitat, Marine Environment, Science & Nature
Fossil fuel use is the culprit of climate change. Shocking that Cayman relies on diesel generators for most of energy on island
Climate change and the world is underwater by 2040, but banks are still financing waterfront developments obviously they never got the notice yet, and you know bankers never give money to lose it.
Good job. Govt. should work on banning certain single use plastic products like EU has done, especially on plastic and styrofoam products that are littered on the beaches and often make their way to the ocean. I heard of a company that have started edible spoons in Cayman, think it’s called Eco Eats. Great start!
Agree on single use plastic ban. Long overdue. Love the concept of edible spoons!
Can we have some edible forks as well.
Looks like Eco Eats will be adding sporks to their collection as per their FB and Instagram pages.
Very subtle Morton. I played chess as well.
Yeh I stopped using lft tests in support
Wow…edible spoons in Cayman….can’t wait to try them! My friend got some samples and said they are great. Kudos to Eco Eats for bringing them in. Small steps go a long way.
Have at it. Demonstrate your virtue. It has no other useful effect.
Making a diference using my edible spoon and fork for my $100 dinner that I drove one of my 5 cars-this time the Chevy Tahoe, parked at my million dollar abode cooled to a nice 66F
Like humans require any more empty calories. Sentient workers anticipate there will be a meal taken, and then bring their own fork and spoon to reuse. Pretty simple.
While it’s good to be aware of climate change, it’s important not to get caught up in the hysteria of it all.
Here’s a useful article that gives some balanced information: https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/11/25/why-everything-they-say-about-climate-change-is-wrong/
Forbes, LMAO. A truly unbiased business focused company.
And there will be 10 comments on this as opposed to the hundreds of hateful ones on 2 consenting adults marrying the same sex. Wonderland. Maybe that’s their plan…. Destroy the world so we cease to exist which in turn defeats gay marriage. Diabolical….
Apparently there are hundreds of people whom your rants have failed to convince.
you sound profoundly stupid with that comment!
Well, unlike yours, 1:52 comment contains no insults. Who looks profoundly stupid now?
“Hateful, destroy the world, diabolical.” Stupid is a stupid does.
Ah yes, the activists are back! Remember Save Cayman? Or were they Plastic Free Cayman? The banning of the single use straw people?
Where did they go when Covid struck and for 2 years now we’re all testing ourselves with LTF’s and PCR’s that must have 5-10 different plastic pieces/wrappers….and as for the masks? How many BILLIONS of throwaway single use masks are we protesting about?
Right…right….climate change. Sure.
It’s all about control
Did you take your medication?
Lateral Flow Tests are necessary, plastic straws are a convenience. Plastic Free are attempting to get rid of all convenient single-use plastics; like most people, they realize that plastic is in fact necessary for many medical practices.