I think it's interesting that the United States and Australia are two of the most individualistic nations in the entire world in terms of national personality.

We need a price on carbon that accurately reflects its real costs on our society and our wellbeing.

There is also a great deal of behind-the-scenes pressure from political funders too. And by funders I don't just mean the fossil fuel industry. Many of those exerting pressure on our society to ignore climate change, oppose climate change legislation, and shut down efforts to develop a clean energy economy are doing so out of ideology, not just economics. In the simplest terms, many large industries don't want the government telling them what to do with their businesses and they don't want any restrictions on what they can and cannot do, which includes polluting our shared environment.

There is no set period of time or total amount of carbon emissions that we can stay below to ensure we stay safe.

When I talk to my neighbor, or to someone at church who doesn't accept that the planet is changing, I know that they don't know any better. They've been told this information by somebody they trust and it's not their fault. They've just never heard otherwise.

I think it's interesting that the United States and Australia are two of the most individualistic nations in the entire world in terms of national personality.

We have to fix climate change with the people we have right now, and to a large extent with the perspectives we have right now as well.