It is now well understood that humans ultimately depend on the health of the planet for their wellbeing.

The forces that are in play on climate change essentially revolve around the generation of power, the transportation of goods and services and people, and the sorts of materials that we use to fuel the whole of our civilisation.

But no matter how big the effort to push a propaganda line might be, climate change is bigger. This, undoubtedly and regrettably, is the biggest immediate long-term environmental challenge we face. A failure to concretely come to some policy outcome on climate change has not only a negative environmental impact but also social and economic consequences for us.

At an everyday level I would reckon myself more than fortunate.

I don't blame my own parents for the way I grew up, as quite often there is little choice in these issues.

It is now well understood that humans ultimately depend on the health of the planet for their wellbeing.

Once you start to look into the guts of climate change you find that just about every scientific institution in the world is conducting research on the issue.