Fred Pearce: Despite It All
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It is easy to be defeatist about the fate of our planet.
And yet, despite it all, it's not too late: things can change for the better.
There is a climate crisis, extinctions are accelerating, forests are disappearing, water cycles are collapsing and pollution is choking our skies and seas.
Fred Pearce has been reporting from the frontline of climate change and environmental recovery for over four decades and what he has seen has given him reason - in fact, seven reasons - for (cautious) hope. Nature is finding ways to thrive in unexpected places; the population bomb has been defused; our consumerist societies are finally approaching 'peak stuff'; and a combination of ancient wisdom and modern technology can help us correct our course.
In conversation with Harry Pearson.
Climate Talks Sponsor: Vattenfall.
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