Let’s Learn From The Carbon Negative, Shall We?

While we talk about our struggles and issues, it’s important we look at the ones who are doing it right. It is getting dull how the so-called “developed” countries continue their talks about climate change. When are we actually going to see actions? When will people collectively understand that global warming isn’t a myth? Will we act in time?

These are all questions that we must ponder upon. For now, let’s look at a country who’s doing it right. Bhutan, a baby country squished between India and China stands out for plenty of reasons. The country is known for its tourism and monasteries. Bhutan is always widely popular as “The land of Happy People,” given the google images and some travelogs, I happen to agree with this idea.

The country priorities national happiness over national product, which to me, is quite lovely. The legislation not only gives free education but also provides free healthcare and medicines to all its citizens.

My favorite part of this country is its constitution that demands that a minimum of 60% of Bhutan’s land must remain under forest cover. Take a moment to appreciate that. Allow it to sink in while you stare at your foe plants.

72% of the country is covered in virgin forest. 80% of the population depends on agriculture but if you’re picturing a sad green place (if that’s even a thing), you’re extremely wrong. The government provides subsidies for electric automobiles and even supplies free electricity to its rural farmers among many other facilities to ensure that the citizens are happy and not merely participants of the state.

Bhutan is the ONLY Carbon Negative country in the world.         

What exactly is a carbon negative country? In simple terms, Bhutan has enough forest cover to balance out the carbon dioxide it produces and still have more goodness to give out, which is not even a dream for the countries today. This small country has kept their promise they made around 2009 and here we are.

So what have we really achieved while trying to be the most powerful country, the most technologically advanced, the best military? This would all be pretty tragic if we die because we couldn’t handle this mess called “global warming” we created and billion years from now if we were studied it would all look like some sort of mass suicide. Then again, we do have our choices to make, if yours is to join the cult that drives right into the pit, sure go ahead. If not, maybe it’s time we learned from those around us.