Time to act on climate change is running out, as trigger factors come into play

The incredible damage being caused across the world at present by runaway climate change should alarm everyone. We are enroute to hitting 3 degree warming, 1.5 degrees above the target set in Paris seven years ago. The words of Sir Nicholas Stern in his groundbreaking report to the UK government in 2006 ring loud and clear. He said act now or pay more later. We've failed to act and are now paying a spiralling price. More resources are having to be devoted to the consequences of climate change, fires, drought and floods, rather than trying to address the cause. The question also looms as to whether it is too late, whether the triggers have been hit that cause run away climate change. The scientists whose warnings have been attacked by the climate sceptic, fossil fuel funded, lobby, are proving correct. In fact, they are proving if anything to be too conservative as climate change impacts far quicker than prophesied. There needs to be urgent action taken now - climate and biodiversity destruction represent the greatest threat to the world - it is high time it was treated as such by political leaders of the present and future generations.