After emphasizing the important definitions, I will now supplement our arguments and state why low-carbon life depends more on the change of ideas.
First of all, concept change is more subjective than technological innovation. There has never been any knowledge specifically aimed at low carbon. It depends on people's thinking and experiments to sublimate a large amount of scattered knowledge into applied technology, so as to play a role. Isn't it because people realize the urgency of protecting the environment? Therefore, invention is not aimless, there must be some potential motivation to promote innovation, and in the implementation of low-carbon life, this motivation is the change of ideas. Also, if people have integrated a kind of equipment or technology with excellent low-carbon effect, but they have no awareness of environmental protection or are conservative about new things, then this technology, no matter how advanced, will not make any contribution to the low-carbon cause. After careful analysis of these two situations, it is not difficult to find that the concept of subjective initiative should become an important link of low carbon.
Secondly, the change of ideas is more suitable for today's huge population. As we all know, scientists in today's world are also an important and scarce resource. These people have advanced technical knowledge and extraordinary IQ. However, due to their small number, it is difficult to make a breakthrough in the low-carbon process by their efforts alone. This requires starting from ordinary people with a huge base, fundamentally changing ideas and becoming a solid pillar of scientific research workers. The voice of ordinary people is sometimes more timely, effective and inspiring than previous experiences and cases in textbooks. Just like when the sightseeing elevator was invented. Without the bold proposal of the cleaner, I'm afraid those engineers would never have that idea. The same principle will not fail if it is used in the low-carbon field, will it?
More importantly, the change of ideas is closer to life and pays more attention to the foundation. It may be a little difficult for ordinary people to accept new technology, but it is easy for them to start with a little effort and guide them to change their ideas a little bit, thus producing good results. Saving a piece of paper for everyone can save a rainforest; Each person saves one degree of electricity, enough for future generations to use for decades. Little things like this are much more practical than letting them manipulate various instruments and memorize a lot of knowledge. Take the simplest example: hotels in many countries have stopped providing disposable goods to their guests, and achieved good low-carbon effect, which has been recognized worldwide and responded by all walks of life. Doesn't this reflect the practical significance and strong potential of small things changing ideas and changing ideas to promote big profits? Various practical experiences have proved that the change of ideas is the most practical and most likely to bring greater results.
To sum up, when we pursue a low-carbon life, the change of ideas is the premise and important foundation of all measures. If we don't have advanced scientific ideas, or just like each other, we misunderstand our ideas as utopia from the beginning and emphasize scientific research and innovation blindly. When can we really achieve low carbon? Our insistence on low-carbon life depends more on the change of ideas.