Sir David King, chairman of the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge, offers his analysis of COP26 and whether it delivered in its aim to prevent the climate crisis unfolding. This is an interview conducted by Scientists Warning Europe Managing Director Ed Gemmell following COP26 in November of 2021.
No punches are pulled as David King gives his COP26 overview and provides blunt warnings on methane and its potential disastrous effect on accelerating global warming and the ravages of climate change. Sir David states that even if we have deep and rapid carbon emission reductions tomorrow to achieve almost immediately net zero, we would still be facing a dire short-term future for humanity. Looking further forward to when all the methane will be released from under the World’s thawing permafrost Sir David warns us to expect not a few degrees of warming but as much as 20 degrees over the next few centuries.
Sir David warns that Vietnam, one of our top rice producing nations and a country with a population of nearly 100 million, will be 90% under water within 30 years. King calls on government leaders and leaders of top companies, including fossil fuel companies, to grab the mantle now and drive forward vital change. Scientists are also called on to rethink their role in driving action and start to communicate more with all levels of society. -
"This a very frank, open, must-hear interview with one of the world’s top climate scientists, which will scare the socks off everyone" says Ed Gemmell.
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