It’s time to change the world

As heatwaves, wildfires, storms and catastrophic floods strike with alarming frequency, it is clear the consequences of global warming have finally reached centre stage

THE climate crisis once seemed like a distant threat, but increasingly extreme weather conditions around the world provide stark evidence that the process of global warming is already well under way.

Now heatwaves, storms, floods and wildfires that would once have been considered rare are becoming ever more common. Nineteen of the warmest years on record have all occurred within the past 20 years, and fear is mounting about what will happen if global warming continues to escalate.

As we emerge from the pandemic, it is time to pick up on the ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ mantra once more, and to start taking steps to reduce our carbon footprint. The timing is certainly right: next month world leaders will be getting together at a global conference to discuss wide-reaching solutions on an unprecedented scale.

GREEN PLEDGES

The summit, COP26, will be held from October 31 - November 12 in Glasgow. It will see delegates from 197 countries sharing ideas and making pledges to reduce carbon emissions with one aim in mind: holding back the pace of global warming.

Our beginner’s guide to COP26 (page 4) gives all the information you need to follow this historic event, and you’ll find this special supplement full of clever ideas to help get you started on a more sustainable journey.

This is OUR problem – we all need to get involved! Last year we launched ECO2 magazine to inform and inspire Daily Mail readers about great ways to be greener. Look out for our next issue free with your Daily Mail on October 30. It will be packed with COP26 insights and pages of clever ideas and solutions to protect and sustain our planet.