THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2020THE BIG THAW
As we edge closer to an environmental catastrophe, many people are
suffering from ‘eco-anxiety’. We must overcome this if we have any
hope of saving our planet, says Neil Levy
Some experts say the Arctic could be ice free by the summer of 2035 (PA)
We are living in a unique moment in history. This isn’t like a war or an economic recession, where you
know things will probably be bad for a few years but hopefully will improve. Never before have we known
that the deterioration of not just our countries, but our entire planet, will continue for the foreseeable future
- no matter what we do. As David Attenborough says, we can (and should) fight to slow the rate at which
things get worse, even though we can’t realistically hope for improvement.
We can’t hide from the fact that Attenborough’s opinion reflects mainstream science. Even if we halted
carbon emissions tomorrow, a significant degree of future warming is already baked in. Under the most