As any that knows me will already know I passionately believe in man-made climate change and feel major steps need to be taken to firstly mitigate against the future impacts, secondly to reduce the green house gases that are causing the global climate to change so rapidly and thirdly that we need to doas much as possible to ensure we do not reach the tipping point at which irreversible climate change will occur.
From current science it is clear that climate change is already taking place on a global scale but in the future if we do not significantly reduce the emissions we as a global society are creating there will be no turning back and the impacts will be catastrophic particularly for the worlds poor.
In light of this, here is a video I find inspiring and hope you will enjoy. It's hard hitting, gets the point across but reminds you that we haven't reached the tipping point yet. If we work together, we can mitigate the future impacts of climate change but we must take action now.
On a big scale:
We need a deal to be made at the COP17 in Durban, without a formal successor to the current Kyoto agreement action on rising emissions and climate change will be halted again, possibly pushing the world closer to that tipping point. As I read recently, if we don't make the economical, social, political and environmental commitments now, in comparison our current issues will be like a tea party in comparison to the issues of the future.
On a small scale:
Do what you can to reduce your personal emissions, even the smallest of action will be of benefit.
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