In order to draw attention to energy consumption and its effects on the environment and global warming, the Eiffel Tower’s lights will be turned off for five minutes this Thursday.
After reading this article, I wasn’t entirely sure what to think. On one hand, it shows that people around the world are aware and concerned about global warming. However, another part of me had the reaction of “so what?” In my opinion, being aware of the problem and letting others know that you’re concerned doesn’t really do much unless the concerns are acted on.
I also found it interesting that the article noted concerns about possibly causing a blackout when turning the lights on again. If that is a true concern about the event, then it is obvious that the intentions are in the wrong place.
While it is always good to raise awareness of global warming, I think that this will have little or no positive effect. Now that the effects of global warming are becoming so much more evident and are progressing so quickly, it is much more important to make actual changes than to continue trying to raise awareness.
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I agree with you that this will have little if any effect. The lights are going to be off for 5 minutes, but then what? After that they are going to be turned back on and no one is going to think twice about the 5 minutes when the lights were off. People need to know what they can do to curve global warming. Just seeing lights in the Eiffel Tower off for 5 minutes isn’t showing them how they can make a positive impact on decreasing global warming.