They understand, perhaps even better than most, but their interests are tied to the very structures that fuel the crisis. Climate change today is not just a planetary emergency; it’s also an economy, a career path, and an institution.
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Originally published in The Pioneer on 25 jul '25.
As wildfires rage and floods rise, climate change is no longer a future threat — it’s our lived reality. There is global imbalance, India’s unjust burden and the urgent need for an inner transformation to truly heal our planet
We hear news at regular intervals about burning wildfires, shrinking glaciers, drowning cities and farms turning to dust. It should be very obvious that climate change no longer remains a distant threat; it’s here, undoubtedly. Each season, we are seeing climate excesses. The signs are clear, the science undeniable, yet for some reason we keep looking away.
The recent floods in Texas didn’t come out of nowhere. The Gulf waters had been warming quietly for months, feeding storms with unusual strength. At the same time, cities kept expanding, pouring concrete over wetlands and choking the land’s natural breathing space.
