How can humanity cope with climate change?
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About the video: ‘How can humanity cope with climate change?’
Sir Crispin notes that global warming and other changes in the environment can and must be treated in a more holistic manner. There is an urgent need for everyone to recognize the problem. Human pressure on the Earth is the result of various factors which he lists, ranging from the increase in the population to soil degradation. We also need to change our mentality. The desired change in attitude can come about through strong leadership from above and popular support from below. Failing that, a natural catastrophic event may provide a catalyst.
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Filmed: London, UK on 9 March 2005
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2005 Big Picture TV
About Sir Crispin Tickell
Sir Crispin Tickell is a career diplomat whose posts include British Ambassador to Mexico (1981-83), Permanent Secretary of the Overseas Development Administration (1984-87) and British Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1987-90). He is also Chairman of the UK Government Panel on Sustainable Development, Chairman of the Climate Institute of Washington DC and is a senior visiting fellow at the Harvard University Center for the Environment.
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