Understand the urgency of mitigating climate change

by Robert McLean

Prof Richard Somerville.

As kid it seemed that for something as peace on earth to be achieved could only result from a serious external threat to humanity.

That threat would be of such dimension that human survival would hinge, entirely, on the broad sweep of humanity bonding to use all its resources to see off the threat.

The imagined outcome was that good sense and logic would quickly and easily identify that as one, humanity would benefit massively and so a pattern of working together, and its importance, would become obvious.

That didn’t happen, thankfully, but something worse is happening – climate change is upon us, but humanity is so divided on the matter that unless there is an immediate sudden change of the international heart, we are in desperate trouble.

I urge you to spend about an hour watching and listening to world-renowned climate scientist and author of "The Forgiving Air: Understanding Environmental Change," Professor Emeritus Richard Somerville, discusses the scientific case for urgent action to limit climate change.

The Youtube segment “TheScientific Case for Urgent Action to Limit Climate Change” emphasises the need for all of us who care about our climate and the future of our children and grandchildren to act now.