03 May, 2015

We need hitherto unseen courage to stare down the climate skeptics


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cts of courage vary in intensity and probably the greatest ever faced stands between climate change advocates and the resolution of some workable response.

Those who comprehend the dynamics of our damaged climate and the reasons why that has happened must now step forward and declare their position.

Taking such a stance demands courage unseen in contemporary times for it means challenging that status quo, it means demanding and arguing for something quite different, a way of life about which none of us are familiar, nor can explain in any detail.

Do not despair for you are not alone for on your side are many people, among the former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, who  has called on those of us who accept the reality of climate change to challenge the skeptics.

In a Guardian story - “Kofi Annan: ‘We must challenge climate-change sceptics who deny the facts’” – he says in answer to the question: “What’s your greatest fear for the future of our planet? That the world is reaching the tipping point beyond which climate change may become irreversible.”

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