Posted on 03/12/2020 4:47:56 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Sir David Attenborough has spoken of his "desperate hopes" that a crucial climate change summit hosted by the UK this year delivers concrete action – and is not blown off course by the coronavirus crisis.
The 93-year-old said the COP 26 conference in Glasgow carried the hopes of the world, and urged leaders to keep their "eyes on the ball".
In an exclusive interview with Sky News, Sir David called on governments to impose a ban on deep sea mining.
He said plans by big business to "trash" the sea floor could set back efforts to tackle climate change because of the role of the oceans in storing carbon.
Talking about the climate change conference that the UK government will host in November, he said: "I have desperate hopes for that - we've done the talking… what COP coming up in Glasgow is going to have to say is how? Where is the money? Who's going to deal with it?
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Very interesting! Thank you!
Global warming - if it exists - should somewhat reduce the spread of coronavirus. One crisis helps another. :-)
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