How can we solve the problems of climate change?
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About the video: ‘How can we solve the problems of climate change?’
Unlike other problems, climate change is one we can all help solve as individuals. Professor Flannery talks about some of the things we can all do. Reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable. Development of alternatives, which exist, requires strong leadership by example as well as by exhortation. To date this has been singularly lacking. He concludes that with the right leadership climate change can be brought under control within two decades from now.
Total views: 1,884
Filmed: London, England on 12 May 2006
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell, Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2006 Big Picture TV
About Tim Flannery
Australian Professor Tim Flannery is an internationally acclaimed climate scientist, conservationist and author. His books include ‘The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change,’ and he has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers.
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