Climate change discussions must move away from long-term threats - experts
Climate change discussions must move away from long-term threats - experts
Leading experts are calling for a major shift in the way climate change is discussed because “the science of global warming has failed spectacularly to emotionally connect with much of society”.
Instead of only talking about long-term threats, such as rising sea levels, Professor Aled Jones of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), and Will Steffen, Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, believe significant change will only occur if the world focuses on more immediate threats to society.
They explain how extreme weather events that are already happening could lead to catastrophic collapses in human-made systems, such as financial systems or global supply chains.
Read more at Anglia Ruskin University
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