Do we stand accused of a 'crime against humanity'?

Governments around the world have done little to mitigate global warming and in their own way have each played a part in what is global crime against humanity.

That might be extreme, but every indicator points to a rapidly increasing loss of species and a serious deterioration of earth’s climate system, both things that will make it significantly difficult, bordering on impossible, for humans to survive.

Humanity, because of behaviour by humanity, is under serious threat, from itself.

Prof Mary Wood.

Various nations are quick to jump upon others which act in a way that offends their sensibilities, global warming is global and so it is impossible to point the finger of blame at any one nation, although the developed nations are without question the most significant contributors to carbon dioxide emissions.

University of Oregon law Professor Mary Wood has argued in a story on Environment 360 headed: “A legal call to arms to remedy environmental and climate ills” that environmental laws in the U.S. are simply not working.

She believes a new strategy and robust judicial intervention are needed to protect nature and the climate.