While the European political class continues to treat climate change as a problem for the year 2100, glaciers are melting three months earlier than expected and aquifers are running dry. It is a brutal contradiction to subsidize fossil fuels while we lose drinking water and food security. This is not the future, it is the present.
Rainwater harvesting and water efficiency: the technical plan no one implements 🌧️
Banning new gas and oil infrastructure is the first step. The second is investing in rainwater harvesting systems on urban rooftops, gray water recycling, and smart distribution networks. Cities like Barcelona already lose 20% of their water through leaks. Adapting existing infrastructure to recurring droughts costs less than rebuilding after a food crisis.
Brussels debates while the tap runs dry 🚰
While politicians argue about whether climate change exists or if it is a conspiracy by umbrella manufacturers, farmers watch the soil crack. The solution is simple: stop paying to burn the planet and start collecting water from the sky. But of course, that does not win votes or subsidies for oil companies. So we will remain dry, but with full gas tanks.