Two Futures on One Shoreline
Yesterday in Zoutelande, I walked along the beach with my wife while our kids played nearby. As I looked out over the sea, an enormous red LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) transport vessel passed silently across the horizon. In the foreground, a young boy played joyfully with a football โ unaware of the environmental burden drifting behind him.
This image captures more than just a moment; it shows two futures crossing paths. The ship represents a system still deeply tied to fossil fuels โ a system contributing to increasingly severe climate disasters: wildfires now raging across Canada, Greece, France, and Turkey; record heat; failing crops. And yet, the child reminds us what โ and who โ weโre trying to protect.
LPG may emit less COโ than coal or oil, but it is still a fossil fuel. Its use delays the transition we urgently need โ toward renewables, electrification, and circular energy systems. Every year of delay means a hotter, less stable world for the next generation.
This photograph is not about blame. Itโs a reminder: the future is already watching us. Letโs choose wisely, and act boldly.
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Liz Ahern ๐๐ง๐ผโโ๏ธ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ธ
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