The Bunbartha orchardist has poked his head above the parapets boldly providing a target for climate change skeptics; a skepticism that questions the smartest scientific minds in the world and ignores the ecological realities that trouble the world every day.
John has found a broad awareness of climate change, but distinct apathy toward doing anything in countering this world-wide difficulty, other than maybe changing light globes or using green shopping bags.
Light globes and shopping bags will not deliver us from this evil we have wrought and nor will our joining of John’s “Walk Against Warming”.
However all of us need to do what we can and for some joining the August 8 walk is maybe all they can do, but that would be wonderful for beyond sending a message to our decision makers it would also illustrate to people like John, and others campaigning to encourage the adoption of processes to counter global heating, that they are not alone.
Underlining the importance of the August 8 walk is the 2007 observation of former United Kingdom chief scientist, David King, who said: “Avoiding dangerous climate change is impossible – dangerous climate change is already here. The question is, can we avoid catastrophic climate change?”
Among the legions who warn us about the perils of climate change is Griffiths University professor and author, Brendan Gleeson (above), who discussed the coming difficulties in his latest book, “Lifeboat Cities”, in which he argued that we must commit ourselves to restraint, sacrifice and solidarity.
That restraint may not be voluntary as Gleeson suggests climate induced crises may only be softened by State implemented rationing of fossil resources and harmful technologies, such as air conditioning and unnecessary air travel.
We have a chance to illustrate the solidarity Prof Gleeson suggests by joining John Pettigrew’s “Walk Against Warming” on August 8.
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