Mimicking Nature: The Future of Humanity | by Roy Kim | Visionary Hub | Medium

Humans are parasites. After living on Earth for around 200,000 years, humans are now capable of changing the planet more drastically than nature can, depleting its resources exponentially. We are able to make changes that would usually have taken millions of years. For instance, as of now, we are living with the highest CO2 concentration in the atmosphere since 650,000 years ago! With recent industrial revolutions impacting our planet, there is no doubt that we are slowly driving ourselves into extinction. How do we solve humanity’s greatest challenge: climate change? Many people default to minimizing waste. The most famous case is that of a documentary known as No Impact Man where an author, Colin Beaven, and his family tried to have zero impact on the environment for a year, not using carbon-emitting vehicles and even electricity. In the end, he concluded that this alternative, while still helpful, would not be an option for the majority of people. I mean could you imagine a life wit

Humans are parasites. After living on Earth for around 200,000 years, humans are now capable of changing the planet more drastically than nature can, depleting its resources exponentially. We are able to make changes that would usually have taken millions of years. For instance, as of now, we are living with the highest CO2 concentration in the atmosphere since 650,000 years ago! With recent industrial revolutions impacting our planet, there is no doubt that we are slowly driving ourselves into extinction. How do we solve humanity’s greatest challenge: climate change? Many people default to mi