Attenborough: It’s now or never to save Earth
SIR David Attenborough has warned we are running out of time to save the planet.
In his starkest warning yet about Earth’s future, the veteran broadcaster has joined other experts in calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels that pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Sir David said: “Right now, we are facing our greatest threat in thousands of years – climate change. At the current rate of warming, we risk a devastating future.
“Science is now clear that urgent action is needed. What happens in these next few years will profoundly affect the next few thousand years.
“Our climate is changing because of one simple fact… our world is getting hotter. We have pumped so much carbon dioxide into our atmosphere that our world is now 1C hotter than it was in pre-industrial times.
“Eight per cent of species are now at threat of extinction solely due to climate change.
“With the loss of even the smallest organisms, we destabilise and risk collapsing the world’s ecosystems, the networks that support the whole of life on Earth.
“Every one of us has the power to make changes now. We are running out of time but there is still hope. If we better understand the threat we face, the more likely it is we can avoid such a catastrophic future.”
Sir David, 92, will join other experts on Climate Change: The Facts on bbC1 at 9pm tonight. They say switching to renewable energies such as solar and wind is essential.
There are also many things we can do individually, such as recycling, not wasting food and stop dumping plastic.