The ongoing failure to tackle the cause of the climate crisis, rather than the symptoms, is going to cost us all dear.
Back in 2006, in a report for the British government, Sir Nicholas Stern warned that failure to act would be very costly in the long term. Better to bite the bullet and really address the climate problem then.
Needless to say, Sir Nicholas’s words were ignored. Now, the cost is beginning to grow – rising sea levels, increased floods and droughts are all among the symptoms to be dealt with – and that’s without even mentioning the repercussions of going beyond the climate tipping point, where interrelated chain reactions kick in.
The human being is supposed to be a rational creature, so why does it not respond to the evidence and seriously act to address this crisis, rather than simply addressing the symptoms as they arise?
Letter published in the Independent - 23/12/2019
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