Our energy choices have a profound impact on the life support capacity of the Earth, altering our atmosphere, our climate, and the very ecosystems we call home. At Surfrider SLO, we believe that if design and progress have always been about looking forward, they must now also be about looking back. We must reflect on how our past reliance on a prevailing growth economy has impacted our future resilience and the health of generations to come.
To secure a safe, reliable, and low-carbon future, we cannot simply rely on technical fixes. We must alter our social norms and lifestyles, shifting our focus from pure extraction to conservation. Our search for sustainable energy will only bear fruit if we simultaneously work to conserve and regenerate the nature that sustains us.
Addressing the climate crisis implies solving a set of interlinked social, technological, environmental, and economic challenges. By protecting our ocean today, we are choosing a future where both our community and our planet can thrive.
The ocean has always taken care of us. Now, it’s our turn to return the favor.
