Complaints about the complacency of youth are common place, yet millions of people around the world – led by the world’s youth – are in the process of raising attention about climate change and its impacts. Today Singapore joins that effort though the SG Climate Rally.
Climate change is an effect – perhaps the greatest effect – of environmental pollution ~ in this case the wasteful release of CO2 and other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. As with other forms of pollution, the problem is best dealt with at source. We need to reduce emissions and find ways of protecting and enhancing existing carbon stocks that do not jeopardise food and water security, biodiversity conservation etc while also protecting the most vulnerable. To do this we all have a contribution to make, irrespective of age.