A report by the IPCC earlier this year warned politicians that they are not facing up to the imminent nature of the consequences of climate change. It explained that many are still refusing to see climate change as a present threat dispite the clear indications that regions of the planet will become uninhabitable within our life time.
This report was referred to by a number of the panelists on last nights 'any questions' in response to a question about the role of the individual in tackling our sustainability crisis.
This is relevant to the transistion movement as we will have a hard time trying to get individuals to act if the bigger problem of global climate change is perceived to be out of control and so imminent that we have no time to act. It was interesting that only one panelist suggested that as well as acting as individuals, that everyone concerned with environmental sustainability should also take a pro-active position in political lobbying.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/anyquestions.shtml
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